https://www.hqmc.marines.mil Director of the Marine Corps Staff Biographies RSS Feed en-us Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:43:07 GMT Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:38:17 GMT https://dmcs.usmc.afpims.mil/Leaders/Article/2939331/lieutenant-general-paul-j-rock-jr/ Lieutenant General Paul J. Rock, Jr. is the Director of the Marine Corps.  A native of Baltimore, MD and the son of a soldier, LtGen Rock commissioned in 1988 from the US Naval Academy. He was designated a Naval Aviator in 1990.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Sep/03/2003536292/115/75/0/240903-M-M0231-7001.JPG' alt='Lieutenant General Paul J. Rock Jr., Director, Marine Corps Staff, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps' /> <br /> Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:43:07 GMT Press Operations https://dmcs.usmc.afpims.mil/Leaders/Article/2939331/lieutenant-general-paul-j-rock-jr/