- Robert Magnus
Infobox Military Person
name= Robert Magnus
born= birth date|1947|4|28
died=
placeofbirth=Brooklyn, New York
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=
caption=30th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
nickname=
allegiance=flag|United States of America
branch=United States Marine Corps
serviceyears=1969-2008
rank= General
commands=Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps MCAS Miramar Marine Corps Air Bases Western AreaHMM-365
unit=
battles=
awards=Distinguished Service MedalDefense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Navy Achievement Medal
laterwork=Robert Magnus (born April 28, 1947), is a retired
United States Marine Corps general who served as the 30thAssistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from September 8, 2005 to July 2, 2008. He retired from active duty on July 17, 2008 after more than 39 years of service.Biography
Magnus was born on April 28, 1947 in
Brooklyn ,New York , the youngest child of a bookkeeper and a seamstress. His family moved from Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood, to the working class, community of Levittown, Long Island, “a mile and a half from a potato farm”. Magnus was sent to a Conservative Hebrew school three days a week and celebrated his bar mitzvah at the Hicksville Jewish Center on Long Island.cite web|accessdate=
url=http://www.hillel.org/about/news/2007/feb/magnus_2007Feb21.htm
date=February 21, 2007
title=Semper Chai: General Robert Magnus
author=Kurtz, Suzanne
work=Hillel News]He majored in modern European and Russian history at the
University of Virginia , graduating in 1969 with aBachelor of Arts degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He earned a Master's degree in Business Administration fromStrayer College in 1993. His formal military education includes Naval Aviator Training, U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and theNational War College .Marine Corps career
Magnus completing
The Basic School at Quantico, Virginia in 1969 and then reported to the Naval Air Training Command, where he was designated a Naval Aviator.In October 1974, Magnus left the Marine Corps for 15 months to work on
Wall Street . According to Magnus, "I realized three things: I really liked flying, I really liked leading people – especially Marines, and that Wall Street wasn’t for me." When he returned to the Marines, Magnus became a weapons and tactics instructor for CH-46 helicopter aviators.Magnus’ operational assignments include: Intelligence Officer,
HMM-264 ; Operations Officer, H&MS-15 SAR Detachment, Task Force Delta, Nam Phong, Thailand; Training Officer, SOES,MCAS Quantico ; Aviation Safety Officer,Marine Aircraft Group 26 and HMM-263; Weapons and Tactics Instructor, Marine Aircraft Group 26 andHMM-261 ; Operations Officer,Marine Aircraft Group 29 ; Commanding Officer,HMM-365 ; Commander, Marine Corps Air Bases Western Area; Commanding General, MCAS Miramar; and Deputy Commander, Marine Forces Pacific (1999 - July 2000).Magnus’ staff assignments include Aviation Assault Medium Lift Requirements Officer; Chief, Logistics Readiness Center, Joint Staff; Executive Assistant to the Director of the Joint Staff; Head, Aviation Plans and Programs Branch; Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation; Assistant Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations (July 2000 - August 2001); and Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources (August 2001-September 2005).
He was advanced to the rank of General on November 1, 2005 and began his assignment as the 30th Assistant Commandant of the MarineCorps on November 8, 2005."Public Directory of: U.S. Marine Corps General Officers & Senior Executives", U.S. Marine Corps, January 8, 2008.] On July 2, 2008, he was succeed as Assistant Commandant by General
James F. Amos .cite press release
url=http://www.marines.mil/units/hqmc/Pages/NewAssistantCommandantfortheMarineCorps.aspx
title= New Assistant Commandant for the Marine Corps
date=July 2, 2008
publisher=Headquarters Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps] Magnus retired from active service in a ceremony on July 17, 2008 after more than 39 years of service. Magnus received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal for his years of superior service to the U.S. military. cite web
accessdate=2008-08-16
title= Former Assistant Commandant retires, bids farewell
date=July 17, 2008
author=Parry, Cpl. John J.
url=http://www.marines.mil/units/hqmc/barracks/Pages/GenMagn.aspx
publisher=United States Marine Corps] He will be officially retired on September 1, 2008.Public Directory of the United States Marine Corps General Officers and Senior Executives (August 17, 2008), Senior Leader Management Branch, United States Marine Corps.]Awards and decorations
His personal decorations include:
ee also
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List of United States Marine Corps four-star generals Notes
References
:Marine Corps
*cite web
url=https://slsp.manpower.usmc.mil/gosa/biographies/rptBiography.asp?PERSON_ID=9&PERSON_TYPE=General
title=Official Biography:General Robert Magnus
work=Biographies: General Officer & Senior Executives
publisher=Manpower & Reserve Affairs, United States Marine Corps
accessdate=2007-10-10*cite web|url=http://www.usmc.mil/genbios2.nsf/0/DAEB51233C70D2A68525680800617651?opendocument
title=General Robert Magnus, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
publisher=United States Marine Corps
date=March 17, 2006
accessdate=2006-11-15*cite web|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0RBF/is_2004_July_22/ai_n6256149
title=Official biography for Robert Magnus
work=Marine Official Biographies
publisher=United States Marine Corps
date=May 6, 2004
accessdate=2006-11-19*cite web|url=http://www.ndu.edu/inss/symposia/jointops00/magnus.html
title=Major General Robert Magnus
month=November | year=2000
publisher=National Defense University
accessdate=2006-11-15*cite web
url=http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/hd/Frequently_Requested/Assistant_Commandant.htm
accessdate=2007-10-10
title=Marine Corps Assistant Commandants
publisher=History Division, United States Marine Corps
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