Assistant Deputy Commandant For Installations And Logistics (Logistics Division)

Brigadier General Forrest C. Poole, III

As Assistant Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics (LP), Brigadier General Poole oversees the Logistics Division for the United States Marine Corps. Brigadier General Forrest C. Poole entered the United States Marine Corps in 1993 after graduating from The Citadel. The commands Brigadier General Poole has served with:

Commanding General, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG)

Motor Transportation Platoon Commander, Truck Company, 1st Marine Division

Motor Transportation Platoon Commander, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division

Motor Transportation Platoon Commander, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center

Company Commander, Materiel Readiness Company, Combat Service Support Group-1, 1st Marine Logistics Group

Commanding Officer, Recruiting Station Seattle, Washington

3d Maintenance Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group

Combat Logistics Regiment-35, 3d Marine Logistics Group

Staff billets include:

Battalion Logistics Officer, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division

Battalion Operations Officer, Combat Service Support Battalion-10 during Operation Iraqi Freedom-1

Regimental Operations Officer, Combat Service Support Group-11 during Operation Iraqi Freedom-2

Joint Staff, J4, Deputy Director, Joint Logistics Operations Center and Strategic Planner

Executive Assistant for the Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics

Schools include:

The Basic School

Motor Transportation Officers Course

Naval Command and Staff College, Newport, Rhode Island

School of Advance Warfighting

National War College

Brigadier General Forrest C. Poole is married and he and his wife are blessed with eight children.