Roberta L. Shea
Brigadier General Roberta L. Shea (born c. 1967) is an active duty United States Marine Corps officer who has been serving as the Commanding General of the 1st Marine Logistics Group since July 2019.
Roberta L. Shea | |
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 Brigadier General Roberta L. Shea, USMC, c. 2019 | |
| Born | c. 1967 (age 53–54) |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Years of service | 1985–present |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Commands held | 1st Marine Logistics Group 1 MEF Headquarters Group 4th Recruit Training Battalion |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal (4) Joint Commendation Medal Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3) Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal |
| Alma mater | United States Naval Academy (BS) Boston University (MS) Industrial College of the Armed Forces (MS) |
Education and Early Career
Shea enlisted in the Marine Corps in January 1985. Trained as a ground support equipment mechanic, she served with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC. She was commissioned from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1991 and was assigned as a communications officer.
Shea's military education includes graduating as an honor graduate from both the Marine Corps Basic Communications Officers Course and the Amphibious Warfare School, and as the Commandant's Distinguished Graduate from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University. She has also earned a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems from Boston University in 2000 and a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 2011.
Marine Officer Career
Shea's operational assignments have included: platoon commander and company commander with 2nd Landing Support Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group; company commander with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; S-6 Officer for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit for deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq; Director of the Commander's Initiatives Group for the Commander, International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan; Assistant Chief of Staff G-6, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing; and Commanding Officer, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group.
Shea has also served as a series commander, company commander, and battalion commander with 4th Recruit Training Battalion, as the Assistant Director of the Drill Instructor School, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island; as a White House Fellow and Special Assistant to the Homeland Security Advisor; as a Strategic Analyst with the Strategic Initiatives Group, Headquarters, Marine Corps; as the Director, Commandants Staff Group, Headquarters, Marine Corps; as the Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen, U.S. Naval Academy; and as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia.
Shea assumed her current duties as the Commanding General of the 1st Marine Logistics Group in July 2019.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document: "https://www.1stmlg.marines.mil/Leaders/Article/1913332/brigadier-general-roberta-l-shea/".