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Other Memories Lieutenant General Martin R. Berndt - Retired, USMC-RET ________________________________________
Lieutenant General Martin R. Berndt commands U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic; U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe; U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South; U.S. Marine Corps Bases, Atlantic; U.S. Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic; and U.S. Fleet Marine Force, Europe.
Lieutenant General Martin R. Berndt was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps upon graduation from West Chester University in 1969. After attending Vietnamese language school, he served as a weapons platoon commander with the 9th Marines on Okinawa and as a rifle platoon commander and company executive officer with the 7th and 1st Marines in Vietnam.
Between 1971 and 1980, he served as an instructor and platoon commander at the Officer Candidate School and The Basic School, as an officer selection officer in New York City, and as the operations officer of 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion.
In June 1980, Major Berndt reported to Marine Aircraft Group 26 where he served first as a member of the group staff, and then as the Commanding Officer of Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 26.
Between 1984 and 1986, Lieutenant Colonel Berndt served as a political-military planner with the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff where he was responsible for development of the U.S. military commitment to NATO. Between June 1987 and June 1990, he served with the 2nd Marine Division as the G-3 Plans Officer, the Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, and the Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines. He also served a tour as the Executive Officer of Marine Forces Panama from September 1988 to March 1989.
In 1990 Colonel Berndt served as a Middle East/Africa planner, as the U.S. Military Liaison to the West Africa Peacekeeping Force in Liberia, and as the Assistant Chief of Staff of Headquarters, U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany. He was then assigned as the Officer-in-Charge, II MEF Special Operations Training Group until he assumed command of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit on April 27, 1994. General Berndt served as the Deputy Commander, Marine Forces, Atlantic between 1995 and 1997. Subsequently, he served as the Director Joint Training at USACOM and simultaneously as the Commander of the Joint Warfighting Center. He served as the Deputy Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Va. in 1999.
On June 29, 2000, Major General Berndt assumed command of the II Marine Expeditionary Force/Striking Force, Atlantic, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
General Berndt has attended the Amphibious Warfare School, the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College.
His personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Legion of Merit, the Joint Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with two Gold Stars, the Joint Service Commendation Medal with a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat "V", the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and the Combat Action Ribbon with one Gold Star.
