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Major General Fox assumed command of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa on July 13, 2012.
Major General Fox was born in Spokane, Washington. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Eastern Washington University in 1977, entered the Marine Corps through the Platoon Leaders Class Program, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in June 1977.
He was designated a Naval Aviator in August 1979. Major General Fox was transferred to 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Kaneohe, Hawaii in 1980. Serving with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadrons 262 and 265, he completed multiple deployments to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. In January 1983 he was transferred to Marine Helicopter Training Squadron 301, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, Tustin, California, and later transferred to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 where he served as the Operations Officer during the squadron’s first shipboard Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) deployment.
In 1986, Major General Fox was transferred to Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., and assigned to the Enlisted Assignment Branch serving as the Head of Enlisted Counseling/Substandard Performance Section. In July 1989, he was transferred back to Marine Helicopter Squadron 268, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing Tustin, California. In December 1989, he was the Commander of Law Enforcement Marine Air Ground Task Force 2-90. In December 1990, he deployed to Desert Shield/Desert Storm as part of the 11th MEU. In January 1993, Major General Fox attended Australian Army Command and Staff College, Victoria, Australia, and earned a graduate diploma in Management. In January 1994, he was assigned to an air-ground exchange tour, serving as the Logistics Officer for 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California. Major General Fox next served as Executive Officer, and then Commanding Officer, of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, El Toro, California. In June 1999, he attended the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, concurrently completing a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Shippensburg University.
In June 2000, he reported to the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington D.C., serving in Joint Requirements Division, J-8. In May 2002, he reported to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS-1) Yuma, Arizona as the Executive Officer. He later assumed command of MAWTS-1 in November 2002. In February 2003, Major General Fox served as a Battle Captain for 3d Marine Air Wing during Operation Iraqi Freedom. In November 2004, he served as the 2d MAW Liaison Officer to the Combined Air Operations Center, Qatar. From July 2005 to April 2007, Major General Fox served as the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Programs & Resources at HQMC. In April 2007, he returned to the Joint Staff J-8 as the Deputy Director of Resources and Acquisition, remaining there until July 2008. From 28 July 2008 to June 2010 Major General Fox commanded the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. On 6 August 2010, he assumed command of Training and Education Command. |