Official Biography= : Lieutenant General Terry G. Robling

Lieutenant General Terry G. Robling

Lieutenant General Robling entered the Marine Corps in 1976 aft= er=20 graduating from Central Washington University with a degree in Business=20 Administration. Following graduation from the Basic School in April 1977, = he=20 began flight training and earned his wings in November 1978.

Upon= =20 completion of F-4 Phantom transition training at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, he re= ported=20 to MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and joined the "Lancers" of VMFA-212. As a=20 "Lancer," he attended TOPGUN and participated in two WestPac deployments t= o=20 Iwakuni, Japan. During his three-year tour with VMFA-212, he held various= =20 billets including Maintenance Control Officer, Assistant Maintenance Offic= er,=20 and Aircraft Maintenance Officer.

In June 1983, Lieutenant General= =20 Robling reported to Amphibious Warfare School in Quantico, Virginia and up= on=20 graduation returned to MCAS Kaneohe Bay for duty with VMFA-235. As a "Deat= h=20 Angel," he held assignments as the Assistant Operations Officer and Aircra= ft=20 Maintenance Officer, completed two more WestPac deployments and attended t= he=20 Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course.

In June 1987, Lieutenant Gen= eral=20 Robling reported to Headquarters Marine Corps where he served as Aviation= =20 Programs Officer for the Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation. During this t= our,=20 he was one of 24 officers selected for F/A-18D transition on the first "De= lta"=20 transition board. In August 1989, he reported to VMFAT-101 at MCAS El Toro= for=20 F/A-18 Hornet transition training, after which he remained with the=20 "Sharpshooters" as the Aircraft Maintenance Officer as well as a pilot and= =20 weapon systems officer instructor.

In December 1990, Lieutenant Ge= neral=20 Robling reported to the newly redesignated VMFA(AW)-242 and assumed the du= ties=20 as Executive Officer. In June 1992, he was reassigned as the Commanding Of= ficer=20 of VMFA(AW)-242 and completed another WestPac deployment to Iwakuni, Japan= . As=20 the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant General Robling was selected as the Mar= ine=20 Corps Naval Flight Officer of the Year in 1993.

In August 1994,=20 Lieutenant General Robling reported to the National War College where he=20 obtained a Master of Science Degree in National Security Strategy. Followi= ng=20 graduation, he reported to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington= , DC=20 for duty as the Current Operations Officer, Central Command Division of th= e=20 Joint Operations Department.

In August 1998, Lieutenant General Ro= bling=20 was selected for a Foreign Affairs Fellowship and attended Johns Hopkins=20 University at the School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, = DC.=20 Upon completion of the Fellowship, he was reassigned to the Director of=20 Expeditionary Warfare, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, as the Res= ource=20 and Requirements Officer for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

In January = 2000,=20 Lieutenant General Robling assumed command of Marine Aircraft Group 11. In= =20 August 2001, he assumed the duties of Chief of Staff for the 3d Marine Air= craft=20 Wing in Miramar, California. In June 2002, Lieutenant General Robling assu= med=20 the duties of Assistant Wing Commander for the 3d Marine Aircraft=20 Wing.

In January 2003, Lieutenant General Robling deployed for Oper= ation=20 Iraqi Freedom. He was designated Commanding General, 3d MAW Forward in Jun= e 2003=20 and returned to Miramar in September 2003. In July 2004, Lieutenant Genera= l=20 Robling assumed duty as Chief of Staff, Striking and Support Forces NATO, = in=20 Naples, Italy. In July 2006, he was assigned to serve as the Director, Str= ategy=20 and Plans Division in Plans, Policy and Operations, Headquarters, U.S. Mar= ine=20 Corps.

In July 2007, Lieutenant General Robling assumed command of= the=20 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, where he served until August of 2009. In Septembe= r=20 2009, Lieutenant General Robling assumed command of the III Marine Expedit= ionary=20 Force and Marine Corps Bases Japan.