michael, delong, michael, phillip, rifle, delong, march, 1945, july, 2018, united, states, marine, corps, lieutenant, general, served, deputy, commander, united, states, central, command, macdill, force, base, florida, from, 2000, until, retirement, 2003, with. Michael Phillip Rifle DeLong March 15 1945 July 27 2018 was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who served as deputy commander United States Central Command MacDill Air Force Base Florida From 2000 until his retirement in 2003 with over 36 years of service DeLong was second in command to General Tommy Franks who as commander of United States Central Command was in charge of the war on terror including Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan 1 Michael DeLongBirth nameMichael Phillip DeLongNickname s Rifle Born 1945 03 15 March 15 1945DiedJuly 27 2018 2018 07 27 aged 73 Treasure Island Florida U S BuriedArlington National Cemetery Virginia U S AllegianceUnited States of AmericaService wbr branch United States Marine CorpsYears of service1967 2003RankLieutenant GeneralCommands held3rd Marine Air WingBattles warsVietnam WarOperations Desert Shield Desert StormOperation Restore HopeOperation Iraqi FreedomOperation Enduring FreedomAwardsDefense Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal 2 Legion of Merit 2 Distinguished Flying Cross 2 RelationsPhillip C DeLong father Biography editDeLong was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and held a master s degree in industrial management from Central Michigan University 2 DeLong s operational assignments include tours with HMM 262 Quang Tri Republic of Vietnam Standardization Instructor HT 18 Naval Aviation Training Command maintenance officer HML 367 where he participated in Operation Eagle Pull the evacuation of Phnom Penh and Operation Frequent Wind the evacuation of Saigon operations officer Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron HMH officer in charge HML 367 Detachment C executive officer and special projects officer Marine Air Base Squadron 24 plans and operations officer Marine Air Group 36 executive officer and commanding officer Marine Air Group 30 executive officer MAG 26 commanding officer HMM 266 executive officer and commanding officer Marine Aviation Weapons Tactics Squadron 1 MAWTS 1 where he participated in Operations Desert Shield Desert Storm assistant chief of staff operations 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing where he served as the Joint Force Air Component Commander JFACC for Operation Restore Hope in Somalia deputy commanding general I Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton California deputy commander and acting commander United States Marine Corps Forces Atlantic in Norfolk Virginia and his previous duty as commander 3rd Marine Air Wing Marine Corps Air Station Miramar California 2 His principal staff assignments include officer in charge Fleet Marine Force Pacific Command Center Intelligence Requirements Officer Fleet Marine Force Pacific aide de camp to the deputy commander Fleet Marine Force Pacific arms control strategic weapons action officer in the Strategic Requirements Branch of the Plans Division Headquarters Marine Corps and the director for joint training J 7 and director of Joint Training Analyses and Simulation Center U S Atlantic Command DeLong s professional education includes the Basic School Naval Flight School Amphibious Warfare School Defense Intelligence School Armed Forces Staff College Army War College and a Defense Department fellowship at the Brookings Institution DeLong also held an honorary Doctor of Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College 2 DeLong s personal decorations include two awards of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal two awards of the Defense Superior Service Medal two awards of the Legion of Merit two awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross two awards of the Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal with Flight Strike Numerals 69 Navy Achievement Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon DeLong logged more than 5 600 flight hours in all models of aircraft and more than 800 combat hours 2 DeLong died of a heart attack in Treasure Island Florida on July 27 2018 at the age of 73 3 He will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia 3 References edit Interview with LtGen Michael DeLong PBS 20 June 2006 a b c d Official Biography Lieutenant General Michael P DeLong United States Marine Corp Archived from the original on 2012 02 20 a b Epilogue Michael DeLong retired Marine three star and former CentCom deputy commander has died TampaBay July 30 2018 External links edit Michael P DeLong LtGen USMC Ret PDF The Golden Eagles Early and Pioneer Naval Aviators Association Retrieved 2011 07 16 Military officesPreceded by Deputy Commander of the United States Central Command200 2003 Succeeded byLance L Smith Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael P DeLong amp oldid 1074431886, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
