Michael Hagee

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template otherTemplate:Main other Michael William Hagee (born December 1, 1944) is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps from 2003 to 2006, succeeding General James L. Jones on January 13, 2003. He stepped down as Commandant two months before the end of his four-year term, and was succeeded by General James T. Conway on November 13, 2006. On that date, Hagee had his retirement ceremony just prior to the passage of command ceremony. Hagee retired from the Marine Corps on January 1, 2007.

Biography

Early life and education

Hagee was born in Hampton, Virginia, on December 1, 1944 and raised in Fredericksburg, Texas. He graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and was a classmate of Oliver North, Charles Bolden, Jim Webb, and Michael Mullen. He also holds a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College and the United States Naval War College. In 2004, he was honored with the Naval War College Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award.

Personal life

His father, Robert L. Hagee, served as a United States Navy pilot in World War II and, in the summer of 2009, was awarded a plaque at the Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site, now known as the National Museum of the Pacific War (formerly Nimitz Museum) in Fredericksburg, Texas. He and his wife Silke, daughter of the German Air Force brigadier general Werner Boie, have two children.

Hagee is the President and CEO of the Admiral Nimitz Foundation. He has previously sat on the Board of Advisors for Cobam and Silicon Graphics.

Military career

Platoon Commander, Company A, 1st Battalion 9th Marines	1970
Commanding Officer, Company A and H&S Company, 1st Battalion 1st Marines	1970–1971
Communications-Electronics Officer, Marine Air Command and Control Squadron 1	1971
Assistant Director, Telecommunications School	1972–1974
Commanding Officer, Waikele-West Loch Guard Company	1974–1976
Commanding Officer, Pearl Harbor Guard Company	1976–1977
Training Officer, 3rd Marine Division	1977–1978
Electrical Engineering Instructor, United States Naval Academy	1978–1981
Head, Officer Plans Section, Headquarters Marine Corps	1982–1986
Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1, 2nd Marine Division	1987–1988
Executive Officer, 8th Marine Regiment	1988
Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion 8th Marines	1988–1990
Director Humanities and Social Science Division/Marine Corps Representative, United States Naval Academy	1990–1992
Commanding Officer, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit	1992–1993
Liaison Officer to the U.S. Special Envoy to Somalia	1992–1993
Executive Assistant to the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps	1993–1994
Director, Character Development Division, United States Naval Academy	1994–1995
Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense	1995–1996
Executive Assistant to the Director of Central Intelligence	1995–1996
Deputy Director of Operations, Headquarters, United States European Command	1996–1998
Commanding General, 1st Marine Division	1998–1999
Director Strategic Plans and Policy, United States Pacific Command	1999–2000
Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force	2000–2002
Commandant of the Marine Corps	2003–2006

Awards and decorations

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1st Row	Defense Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters	Defense Superior Service Medal	Legion of Merit with two award stars	Bronze Star with valor device
2nd Row	Defense Meritorious Service Medal	Meritorious Service Medal with one award star	Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with one award star	Combat Action Ribbon
3rd Row	Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters	Meritorious Unit Commendation with one service star	National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal	National Defense Service Medal with two service stars
4th Row	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal	Vietnam Service Medal with three service stars	Southwest Asia Service Medal with one service star	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
5th Row	Humanitarian Service Medal	Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with two service stars	Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with one service star	French Legion of Honor, Commander
6th Row	Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation	Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation	Vietnam Campaign Medal	Kuwait Liberation Medal
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

See also

• List of United States Marine Corps four-star generals

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the United States Marine Corps.

External links

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