With an emphasis on enhancing power projection in contested environments, MajGen King has held key leadership roles across the Joint Force.

MajGen King served most recently as Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa from May 2021 to July 2023. In this role, he led forward deployed USMC forces across all of Africa and Europe and was responsible for the effective and safe employment of all rotational forces flowing in and out of, and operating in, two theaters. In this role he was responsible for Military-to-Military relations with more than 100 countries; improving the readiness ratings and effectiveness of U.S. forces across the board; and conceiving, gaining approval, securing funding, and successfully executing the largest Marine Corps exercise in Europe since the end of the Cold War.

Prior to that MajGen King served as the Director of Expeditionary Warfare for the OPNAV Staff, serving as the direct representative for all matters of an expeditionary nature to the Chief of Naval Operations, advising foreign leaders, service chiefs, and U.S. Ambassadors on security-related issues. In this role he was responsible for the design, procurement, and construction oversight of all new Amphibious ship builds, including the Light Amphibious Warship and the replacements for the Landing Craft Utility and the Ship to Shore Connector.
Before that, MajGen King served as Director of Asia Strategy for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, covering down on 41 countries. MajGen King has executed numerous deployments to the Middle and Far East.

MajGen King holds a bachelor’s in international relations from the University of Oklahoma, a Master of Arts with Honors in Strategic Studies and National Policy from the Naval War College, and a Master of Science with Honors in National Security Studies from the National War College.

MajGen King was born and raised in OKC, married his High School sweetheart Ann, and is the proud father of Chase, a Major of Marines, and Sydney, a damned fine schoolteacher. He is starting his very own girls’ basketball team with the recent addition of three precious granddaughters.