On August 16, 1949, Army Gen. Omar N. Bradley was sworn in as the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by then Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson in Washington, D.C. This followed an amendment to the National Security Act, signed by President Harry Truman Aug. 10, 1949, which officially created the position […]

Colonel Stacey L. Taylor, assistant chief of staff, manpower, Marine Forces Pacific, talks about Melvin G. Carter during his promotion ceremony to brigadier general at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, August 9, 2019. Carter grew up in York, Pennsylvania and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1985. He was awarded […]

Colonel Dave Burton, program manager for intelligence systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, talks about Melvin G. Carter during his promotion ceremony to brigadier general at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, August 9, 2019. Carter grew up in York, Pennsylvania and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1985. He was […]

Master Gunnery Sgt. Carroll Braxton (Ret.), a Montford Point Marine, talks about pinning Melvin G. Carter to the rank of brigadier general during a promotion ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, August 9, 2019. Carter grew up in York, Pennsylvania and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1985. He […]

Melvin G. Carter talks about his promotion to brigadier general at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, August 9, 2019. Carter grew up in York, Pennsylvania and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1985. He was awarded a NROTC Scholarship to attend Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia and was commissioned as […]