- Michael Lehnert
Infobox Military Person
name=Michael R. Lehnert
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caption=Michael R. Lehnert
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allegiance= United States of America
branch=United States Marine Corps
serviceyears=1973-
rank= Major General
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battles=Operation Iraqi Freedom
awards=Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2)
laterwork=Major General Michael R. Lehnert currently serves as
Commanding General , Marine Corps Installations West.Lehnert graduated from
Central Michigan University in 1973 with an undergraduate degree in History and commissioned a Second Lieutenant through the Platoon Leader Course program.After attending the Marine Officers
Basic School in Quantico,Virginia , he was transferred toCamp Lejeune ,North Carolina . Assignments at Camp Lejeune included: engineer platoon commander and maintenance officer LSU-32 and S-4, H&S Battalion, 2nd FSSG.Assigned to
9th Engineer Support Battalion inOkinawa ,Japan , he served as Battalion Operations Officer and finished his tour as commander Company A, 9th Engineers.In 1977, he was ordered to Marine Barracks,
Subic Bay ,Republic of the Philippines as the Operations Officer. In 1978, he took command of Company A, Marine Barracks, Subic Bay.In 1979, Lehnert attended the U.S. Army Advanced Engineer School at
Fort Belvoir , Virginia. After graduation, he served as Executive Officer, USMC Recruiting Station,San Antonio, Texas .He was transferred to Camp Pendleton,
California in 1983 and held the following assignments from 1983 to 1986:Company Commander, Company C, 1st Landing Support Battalion;Commanding Officer, Combat Service Support Detachment 11;Commanding Officer, Combat Service Support Detachment 16;Executive Officer, MAU Service Support Group 17;Landing Force Support Party Cdr, BSSG 7; andMEF Engineer, First Marine Amphibious Force.In 1987, he was selected for
Armed Forces Staff College . After graduation, he was assigned to the United States Southern Command in the J-3 Operations Directorate as Chief, Central American Exercise Branch. During the Panama crisis, he participated inOperation Just Cause and Operation Promote Liberty.Lehnert was reassigned in 1990 as Inspector-Instructor, 6th Engineer Support Battalion,
Portland, Oregon . He was selected for top level school, completed theNaval War College in 1993 and was awarded aMaster's degree in International and Strategic Studies.In 1993, he was assigned to the Joint Warfighting Center in
Norfolk, Virginia where he served as the Chief of the Futures Branch, Doctrine Division.In 1995, he reported to the
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and participated in [http://www.ndu.edu/inss/strforum/SF_73/forum73.html Operation Sea Signal] , Guantanamo Bay,Cuba as Commander, Joint Task Group Bulkeley, JTF 160. Where he commanded the security forces responsible for operation of Cuban and Haitian migrant camps.Lehnert commanded Marine Wing Support Group 27 at Cherry Point,
North Carolina from May 23, 1996 to May 28, 1998. He was reassigned as the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 II MEF. In 1999, he deployed toPanama as the Chief of Staff, Joint Task Force Panama to oversee the final turnover of the Canal and the remaining military bases.His first tour as a general officer was at
Headquarters Marine Corps , where he served as the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics.He took command of
2nd Force Service Support Group (FSSG) in July 2001 and in January 2002, he deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as Commander, Joint Task Force 160. JTF 160's mission was to construct and operate the detention facilities for Taliban and Al Queda detainees. In 2003, he deployed with the 2d FSSG to theCENTCOM theater and participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom as Commander, Marine Logistics Command. He then served as Chief of Staff,United States Southern Command, Miami, Florida. His most recent assignment was as Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.Decorations include the
Defense Superior Service Medal , theLegion of Merit with Gold Star, theDefense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, theNavy Commendation Medal with gold star and theNavy Achievement Medal .ee also
References
:Marine Corps
*cite web
url=https://138.156.230.184/GOSA/biographies/rptBiography.asp?PERSON_ID=93&PERSON_TYPE=General
title=Major General Michael R. Lehnert, Commander, Marine Corps Installations West (Official Biography)
work=Biographies: General Officers and Senior Executives
publisher=Manpower & Reserve Affairs, United States Marine Corps
accessdate=2006-11-19
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