Michael LehnertMaj. Gen. Michael Lehnert, USMC was commissioned in 1973 as a combat engineer and participated in combat operations in Panama, Kuwait, and Iraq. In 2003 he led 5,000 Marines and sailors during the initial invasion of Iraq in support of the 70,000 Marnes who formed the I Marine Expeditionary Force. During his 37 years of active duty, he held 13 separate commands from platoon commander to joint task force commander. He commanded the marine logistics group during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Read More Read Less