Lt. Gen. Robert Neller tapped as next Marine commandant By David Brown July 1, 2015 6:00 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Lt. Gen. Robert Neller has been nominated to be the next commandant of the Marine Corps. He would replace Gen. Joe Dunford, who has been nominated to become the next Joint Chiefs chairman. Recommended Stories The objective of Trump's drip-drip Venezuela strategy Neller is the head of Marine Corps Forces Command. TagsDavid BrownDepartment of Defense (Department of War)Marine CorpsPennAve Related Content Entertainment Badly drawn boys: Review of ‘Haha, You Clowns’ Magazine How Tolkien built worlds Magazine Rob and Michele Reiner deserved a better option to protect themselves Entertainment Rob Reiner, 1947–2025 Columnists Americans should have no truck with European ethno-nationalism