Joseph V. Medina
| Joseph V. Medina | |
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Brigadier General Joseph V. Medina
First Marine to command a Navy Flotilla |
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| Born | 1953 (age 63–64) |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1976 - 2007 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General |
| Commands held |
3rd Battalion 2nd Marines 3rd Marine Regiment Expeditionary Strike Group Three MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade 3rd Marine Division |
| Battles/wars |
Kosovo War Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Awards |
Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal |
Brigadier General Joseph V. Medina (born c. 1953) is a United States Marine Corps General whose career has taken him from an initial posting leading a rifle platoon to head of the contingency plans branch overseeing NATO's Kosovo operation. On November 2003, Medina took command of Expeditionary Strike Group Three. This event marked the first time in history that a United States Marine Corps officer took command of a Naval flotilla. In April 2007, BGen Medina took command of the 3rd Marine Division.
Medina, who is of Mexican ancestry, attended the United States Naval Academy where he was commissioned a second lieutenant upon his graduation in 1976. His academic accomplishments include a Bachelor of Science (Physics) and a Master of Science (Systems Management) degrees from the University of Southern California.
Medina also attended the Amphibious Warfare School, where he was an honor graduate in 1985, the Marine Corps Command and Staff College (Distinguished Graduate, 1992), and graduated in 1998 from the NATO Defence College.
Medina's earlier career assignments included the following: Rifle Platoon Commander, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines; Headquarters Company Commander, 5th Marine Regiment; Company Commander, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines; Company Commander, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines; Company Commander, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines; and commander of two Basic School (TBS) companies and an Officer Candidate School (OCS) company.
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