Keith Stalder
| Keith J. Stalder | |
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LtGen Keith J. Stalder, USMC
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| Born | Venezuela |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ |
United States Marine Corps |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
VMFA-531 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade Training and Education Command II Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Forces Pacific |
| Battles/wars |
Cold War Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Awards |
Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2) |
Lieutenant General Keith J. Stalder is a retired United States Marine Corps general, who last commanded the United States Marine Corps Forces Pacific from August 22, 2008, to September 2, 2010.
Keith Stalder was born in Venezuela and grew up in Alaska. A 1984 graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, he holds a master's degree in Aeronautics. He is also a graduate of Marine Corps Command and Staff College, the Armed Forces Staff College, and the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy.
He has flown the F-4 Phantom II and the F/A-18 Hornet with VMFA-333, VMFA-235, VMFA-115, the Navy's VFA-125, VMFA-531 and Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1). He also served at Headquarters, European Command, Stuttgart, Germany as the Operations Division Chief for the military-to-military contact program for Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. He led the Marine Corps' F/A-18 Hornet Introduction Team (HIT) in the early 1980s, commanded VMFA-531 and MAWTS-1 and was the Deputy Director for Plans and Policy, United States Central Command, during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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