Maj gen regner biography
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Michael R. Regner
Michael R. Regner is a retired Major General of the U.S. Marine Corps serving between and He was Commanding General, 1st Marine Division; Commander Marine Forces Korea; Director of Legislative Affairs, Headquarters US Marine Corps; Director of Marine Corps Staff, Headquarters Marine Corps; and Combat Veteran of Bosnia, Macedonia, Somalia, Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
He is a member of the Hibernian Society, a member of the Washington Light Infantry Society and the Knights of Columbus. He is also chairman of The Citadel Distinguished Alumni Committee, president of The Citadel Wrestling Association, and vice president of The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame.
Regner has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal-Navy Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Korean and Afghanistan Distinguished Service Medals, and the Marine Corps League and Knights of Columbus Leadership Awards. He holds a bachelor’s degree in education from The Citadel and an MPA from Webster University. Regner also attended the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy and the U.S. Marine Corps Command & Staff in Quantico, Va. He and his wife, Mary Sottile Regner, have two sons an
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Marine Battalion Alighting Team Commandant Fired Mass Deadly AAV Mishap
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Marine 2-star to retire after promotion went unconfirmed
A Marine two-star general will retire later this year after the Senate opted not to confirm his nomination for a third star.
Maj. Gen. Michael Regner, the director of Marine Corps Staff at the Pentagon, was tapped for a third star in November Officials at Headquarters Marine Corps said Regner was also slated to serve as the deputy commandant of Manpower and Reserve Affairs, a three-star post, once the promotion was approved.
The nomination came nearly a year after a damning Marine Corps Inspector General's report was made public. The report, which stemmed from an April complaint made by Sgt. Maj. Jayme Winders, found Regner misused his authority by allowing subordinates to complete personal, menial tasks for him.
The report substantiated claims that uniformed Marines unpacked Regner's household good and set up for a party after he assumed command of Marine Forces Korea in It also found that Regner's subordinates shined his shoes, filled his car with gas, picked up laundry, and completed other chore-like tasks that were not in line with their military duties.
Regner declined to comment when Marine Corps Times reported on the substantiated claims in February But he suggested to investigators that his subordinat