Marines


Leaders

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Manpower & Reserve Affairs
Quantico, Virginia

 

Lt. Gen. William J. Bowers

Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs

Lieutenant General Bowers currently serves as the Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs......

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SES Michael R. Strobl, Ph.D.

Assistant Deputy Commandant, Manpower & Reserve Affairs

Michael Strobl is the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ADC M&RA) and assists the Deputy Commandant in the operations and management of the M&RA Department ensuring integration of all its diverse human resource functions towards accomplishment of Marine Corps missions....

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Sgt. Maj. Jacob M. Reiff

Sergeant Major, Manpower and Reserve Affairs

Sergeant Major Jacob M. Reiff is a native of Wisconsin and enlisted in the Marine Corps in May 1995. He has served in a wide array of duties over the course of his 28-year career, including company first sergeant for the Marine Security Company at the Presidential Retreat at Camp David....

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Manpower Management (MM) Leaders

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Director, Manpower Management
Brigadier General Fridrik Fridriksson

Brigadier General Fridriksson assumed duties as Director, Manpower Management in July 2025.

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Deputy Director, Manpower Management
Mr. Chad W. Schrecengost

Chad Schrecengost is the Deputy Director for the Manpower Management Division, Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA).

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Senior Enlisted Advisor, Manpower Management
Sergeant Major Brian R. Drechsler

Sergeant Major Drechsler has been serving as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Manpower Management Division since June 2025.

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Manpower Plans and Policy (MP) Leaders

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Director, Manpower Plans and Policy Division
Colonel Lauren S. Edwards

Colonel Lauren S. Edwards currently serves as the Director, Manpower Plans and Policy Division, Manpower and Reserve Affairs.

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Deputy Director, Manpower Plans and Policy Division
SES Michael R. Melillo

Mr. Michael R. Melillo was appointed as Deputy Director, Manpower Plans and Policy Division in January 2022.

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Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Manpower Plans and Policy Division
Sergeant Major Dennis R. Turner

Sergeant Major Turner began his current assignment as the Manpower, Plans and Policy Division Sergeant Major on 30 June 2025.

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Marine and Family Programs (MF) Leaders

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Director, Marine and Family Programs
SES Gregory Goldstein

SES Gregory Goldstein assumed duties as Director, Marine and Family Programs in June 2025.

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Senior Enlisted Advisor, Marine and Family Programs Division
Sgt. Maj. Emanuel A. Hudson

Sergeant Major Hudson assumed duties as the Senior Enlisted Advisor, Marine and Family Programs Division, in June 2025.

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Reserve Affairs (RA) Leaders

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Director, Reserve Affairs Division
Major General Karl D. Pierson

Major General Karl D. Pierson currently serves as the Director for Reserve Affairs Division,

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Senior Enlisted Advisor, Reserve Affairs Division
Sergeant Major Shehene M. Bedran

A native of Los Angeles, CA, Sergeant Major Bedran enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in

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Business and Support Services (MR) Leaders

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Director, Business and Support Services Division
Mr. Edward Cutshall

Edward “Ed” Cutshall assumed duties as the CEO/Director of the Business and Support Services

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Senior Enlisted Advisor, Business and Support Services Division
Master Gunnery Sergeant Michael G. Huff

Master Gunnery Sergeant Huff currently serves as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Director of

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