Major General Talleri was commissioned in May 1979 following graduation from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. He was subsequently assigned to 1st Marine Division where he served as Platoon Commander and Supply Officer for 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines.
In 1982, he reported to Recruiting Station Pittsburgh, PA where he served as an Officer Selection Officer and the Executive Officer.
From 1986-1988, he was assigned to 3d Supply Battalion, 3d Force Service Support Group, Okinawa, where he served as Supply Company Commander and as an Officer-in-Charge within the SASSY Management Unit.
In 1988, he served with the Field Supply and Maintenance Analysis Office-3 as a Supply Analyst and was subsequently reassigned to Washington D.C., where he served a Fellowship with the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Following that tour, he reported to the Installation and Logistics Department, Headquarters Marine Corps, in 1991 and served a for three years as an Operations Officer and Occupational Field Sponsor.
From 1994-1997, Major General Talleri served with Marine Air Control Group-Eighteen, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Okinawa as the Group’s Supply and Logistics Officer.
He then served as the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, Logistics, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, NC from 1997-1998.
From 1998-2000, Major General Talleri commanded 2d Maintenance Battalion, 2d Force Service Support Group where he was appointed Commander of the Combat Service Support Detachment for Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Vieques that deployed to Puerto Rico in support of Operation EASTERN ACCESS.
From 2001-2003, Major General Talleri served as Chief, Logistics and Transformation Automation Division, within the Logistics Directorate, at United States Central Command. He deployed to the Middle East for Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM.
In 2003, he took command of 2d Supply Battalion, 2d Force Service Support Group for a two year tour. He deployed to Iraq for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Haiti for Operation SECURE TOMORROW.
Major General Talleri then served as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4, U. S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command from July 2005 to June 2006, during which he deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
From July 2006-June 2008, Major General Talleri commanded 3d Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan and in June 2008, reported to the Defense Logistics Agency for duty where he served a two year tour as Commander, Defense Distribution Center.
On 23 July 2010, Major General Talleri took command and currently serves as Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan. Additionally, he is a graduate of the Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School and Marine Corps Command and Staff College. He holds an M.S. in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and an M.S. in Business Management from the Florida Institute of Technology.