LtGen Eric Austin USMC
Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command; Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration; Portfolio Acquisition Executive Marine Corps
LtGen Eric Austin USMC is listed as Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command; Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration; Portfolio Acquisition Executive Marine Corps. LtGen is scheduled to speak at WEST 2027 on 16 February 2027.
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About
Lieutenant General Eric Austin was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1991, earned his wings as a naval aviator in 1994, and selected to fly the AV-8B Harrier. Lieutenant General Austin has extensive operational and tactical experience in the AV-8B, to include deployment aboard amphibious shipping as part of a Marine Expeditionary Unit and combat experience from multiple deployments to Kuwait and Iraq. He commanded Marine Attack Squadron 211 from May 2007 to November of 2008 and commanded Marine Aircraft Group 14 from June 2014 to May 2016. He served as the Deputy Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command from 2017 to 2018. He most recently served as the Commanding General of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Okinawa, Japan. His staff assignments include Director, Capabilities Development Directorate, Combat Development and Integration; Deputy Director, Joint Training, Joint Staff J7; Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps; Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, 1st Ma
Upcoming
WEST 2027 16 February 2027 – 18 February 2027
- Adapting at Warfighter Speed: How Naval Forces are Evolving for the Next Fight Speaker · 16 February 2027
- From Experimentation to Operations: How Today's Concepts become Tomorrow's Warfighting Capabilities Speaker · 16 February 2027
- How is Portfolio Acquisition Reform Delivering Combat Power Faster? Speaker · 17 February 2027
Spoke alongside
People who have shared a session with LtGen at events on B2DB.
- BGen Dustin Byrum USMC Commanding General · Marine Corps Warfighting Lab 1 shared session
- Col Gabriel Diana USMC Commanding Officer · 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment 1 shared session
- Honorable Sean Stackley Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research · Development and Acquisition 1 shared session
- LtGen Benjamin Watson USMC Commander · III Marine Expeditionary Force; and Commander, Marine Forces Japan 1 shared session
- LtGen Jay Bargeron USMC Deputy Commandant · Plans, Policies, and Operations 1 shared session
- LtGen Karsten Heckl USMC (Ret.) Former Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration · Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command 1 shared session
- LtGen Thomas Savage USMC Commanding General · Training and Education Command 1 shared session
- Mr. Christopher A Miller Acting Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Robotic and Autonomous Systems, · Portfolio Acquisition Executive Robotic and Autonomous Systems 1 shared session
- Ms. Van Hendrey Portfolio Acquisition Executive Munitions 1 shared session
- RADM Bradley Andros USN Commander · Navy Expeditionary Combat Command 1 shared session
- RADM Casey Moton USN Acting Portfolio Acquisition Executive Maritime 1 shared session
- RDML Walter Allman USN Commander · Naval Special Warfare Command 1 shared session
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