WASHINGTON, June 15 (UPI) -- Pentagon chief Robert Gates has recommended that Gen. James Amos be the next U.S. Marine Corps commandant, officials told Politico.
Gates also recommended to President Barack Obama that Lt. Gen. Joseph Dunford, general of the First Marine Expeditionary Force, be assistant commandant, the Washington publication reported Monday. Obama hasn't nominated either individual, defense officials said, adding that the recommendations recently were forwarded to the White House.