Lewis A. Craparotta

Lewis A. Craparotta (born March 7, 1960) is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who last served as the commanding general of United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command.^[1] Craparotta previously served as commanding general of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms.^[2]

Lewis A. Craparotta
Born	(1960-03-07) March 7, 1960 (age 64) South Windsor, Connecticut
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1983–2021
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Marine Corps Training and Education Command Marine Corps Forces, Pacific I Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms 2nd Marine Division (Forward) 1st Marine Regiment 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines
Battles / wars	Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal

Marine career

Craparotta is an alumnus of the University of Vermont, and was commissioned in 1983. He is a 1978 graduate of South Windsor High School, and holds a master's degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.^[3]

Craparotta took command of United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific on August 8, 2018.^[4] Prior to that, he commanded the I Marine Expeditionary Force.^[1]

He relinquished command of TECOM to Kevin M. Iiams on August 2, 2021 and held his retirement ceremony immediately after.^[5]

Awards and decorations

Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia

Naval Aviation Observer Badge

Defense Superior Service Medal

Legion of Merit

Bronze Star Medal with Combat V

Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster

Meritorious Service Medal

Joint Service Commendation Medal

Navy Commendation Medal with three gold award stars

Joint Service Achievement Medal

Combat Action Ribbon with award star

Navy Presidential Unit Citation

Joint Meritorious Unit Award with silver oak leaf cluster

Navy Unit Commendation

Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with one bronze service star

National Defense Service Medal with service star

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with service star

Southwest Asia Service Medal with service star

Kosovo Campaign Medal with service star

Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two service stars

Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Korea Defense Service Medal

Armed Forces Service Medal

Humanitarian Service Medal with service star

Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with one silver service star

Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with three service stars

Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class (Gold and Silver Star)[6]

United Nations Medal

NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia with service star

Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Expert Rifle Badge (fifth award)

Expert Pistol Badge (fifth award)

Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

References

1. "Lieutenant General Lewis A. Craparotta". Training & Education Command (TECOM). Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2020-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. "New commanding general finds purpose as Marine". Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
3. "Hall of Fame: The Class of 2014 Inductees". South Windsor High School. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
4. "Craparotta to Lead Marine Corps Forces Pacific; Smith to Command III MEF". 9 May 2018.
5. "WEBCAST: LT. GEN. CRAPAROTTA RETIREMENT CEREMONY". DVIDS. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
6. @JapanEmbDC (10 June 2021). "For his work to build the Alliance ties between Japan and the US during his time as Commander of the U.S. Marine Co…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

Military offices
Preceded by David H. Berger	Commanding General of the I Marine Expeditionary Force 2016–2018	Succeeded by Joseph Osterman
	Commanding General of the United States Marine Corps Forces Pacific 2018–2020	Succeeded by Steven R. Rudder
Preceded by William F. Mullen III	Commanding General of the United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command 2020–2021	Succeeded by Kevin M. Iiams