LtGen Karsten Heckl USMC (Ret.)
Former Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command
LtGen Karsten Heckl USMC (Ret.) is listed as Former Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command. LtGen is scheduled to speak at WEST 2027 on 16 February 2027.
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About
Lieutenant General (Retired) Karsten Heckl is the Executive Vice President of Defense Programs at J. A. Green and Company. LtGen (Ret.) Heckl most recently served as the Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC)/Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration (CD&I) for the United States Marine Corps, where he oversaw the intellectual and institutional epicenter for the evolution of the Marine Corps, focused on strategic vision, requirements analysis, innovative concept development, technology strategy and solution-building. He supervised the entire requirements enterprise for the Marine Corps from initiation to fielding. During LtGen (Ret.) Heckl’s more than 36 years in the U. S. Marine Corps, he has commanded at every level, and his assignments have included multiple tours with Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC), various joint billets and numerous operational and combat assignments. In his role as CG MCCDC/CD&I, he launched new concepts and ne
Upcoming
WEST 2027 16 February 2027 – 18 February 2027
- From Experimentation to Operations: How Today's Concepts become Tomorrow's Warfighting Capabilities Moderator · 16 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
- LtGen Benjamin Watson USMC Commander · III Marine Expeditionary Force; and Commander, Marine Forces Japan 1 shared session
- LtGen Eric Austin USMC Commanding General · Marine Corps Combat Development Command; Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration; Portfolio Acquisition Executive Marine Corps 1 shared session
- LtGen Jay Bargeron USMC Deputy Commandant · Plans, Policies, and Operations 1 shared session
- LtGen Thomas Savage USMC Commanding General · Training and Education Command 1 shared session