R 101600Z JUL 23
ALMAR 020/23
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/ASSUMPTION OF DUTIES OF COMMANDANT//
REF/A/DOC/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/14SEP1990//
AMPN/REF A IS U.S. NAVY REGULATIONS.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  By authority of 10 U.S.C. 8044, because there is a vacancy in the office of Commandant of the Marine Corps, the undersigned shall perform the duties of the Commandant until a successor is appointed.  All effective orders and directives issued by the 38th Commandant shall remain in effect.
2.  Eric M. Smith, General, U.S. Marine Corps, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.//