Tulane grad will lead Marine Corps

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Lt. Gen. David Berger to serve as the next commandant of the Marine Corps after Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) dropped his opposition to Berger’s confirmation for unspecified reasons, according to USNI News. Berger, the current commander of Marine Corps Combat Development Command, was confirmed June 5. Now confirmed, Berger will become the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps on July 11. A carrier infantry officer, he commanded the 1st Marine Division in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2012. He is a 1981 Tulane University graduate. (Source: USNI News 06/06/19)