Joseph V. Medina Military person

Brigadier General Joseph V. Medina (born c. 1953) is a United States Marine Corps General whose career has taken him from an initial posting leading a rifle platoon to head of the contingency plans branch overseeing NATO's Kosovo operation. On November 2003, Medina took command of Expeditionary Strike Group Three. This event marked the first time in history that a United States Marine Corps officer took command of a Naval flotilla. In April 2007, BGen Medina took command of the 3rd Marine Division.

Personal facts

Joseph V. Medina
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1953

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allegianceUnited States of America
award
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Distinguished Service Medal (US Navy)
Defense Superior Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
military operations
Kosovo War
Iraq War
military branch
United States Marine Corps
military command
3rd Marine Regiment
3rd Marine Division
3rd Battalion 2nd Marines
3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Expeditionary Strike Group Three
MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler
service start1976
service end2007

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External resources

  1. http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwhs040.html
  2. http://www.defendamerica.mil/archive/2004-06/20040610pm2.html
  3. https://slsp.manpower.usmc.mil/GOSA/biographies/rptBiography.asp?PERSON_ID=124&PERSON_TYPE=General