Top Marine general hospitalized, leaving 3-star in charge
By Irene Loewenson | October 31, 2023
Gen. Eric Smith testifies during the Senate Armed Services hearing on his nomination to lead the
Marine Corps in June 2023 in Washington. (Mariam Zuhaib/The Associated Press)
The top Marine Corps general was hospitalized following a medical emergency Sunday evening, the Corps announced.
The brief statement from Marine Corps headquarters on Monday afternoon didn't provide details on Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith's condition or specify the medical emergency.
Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl, deputy commandant for combat development and integration and commanding general of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, started performing the duties of commandant, according to the statement. An earlier version of the statement referred to Heckl as the acting commandant, but the Corps issued a corrected statement approximately an hour later.
The Marine Corps didn't immediately respond to a question about what the difference was between "acting commandant" and "performing the duties of commandant."
By law, the assistant commandant typically would be the one to take over when a commandant is unable to perform the duties of the office.
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