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===Marine Corps=== [[File:Dark Horse Battalion welcomes new commanding officer DVIDS420318.jpg|thumb|250px|[[3rd Battalion, 5th Marines|Dark Horse Battalion]] welcomes new commanding officer]] The commanding officer of a [[company (military unit)#Marine Corps|company]], usually a [[Captain (armed forces)|captain]], is referred to as the [[company commander]] or the [[Artillery battery#United States Marine Corps|battery]] commander (for [[List of United States Marine Corps battalions#artillery battalions|field artillery]] and [[List of United States Marine Corps battalions#low altitude air defense battalions|low altitude air defense units]]). The commanding officer of a [[Battalion#United States Marine Corps|battalion]] or a [[United States Marine Corps Aviation#Squadrons|squadron]] ([[United States Marine Corps Aviation|Marine aviation]]), is usually a [[lieutenant colonel]]. The commanding officer of a [[Regiment#United States Marine Corps|regiment]], [[United States Marine Corps Aviation#Groups|aviation group]], or [[Marine air-ground task force#Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)|Marine Expeditionary Unit]] (MEU) is a [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]]. At the [[Marine air-ground task force#Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB)|Marine Expeditionary Brigade]] (MEB), [[List of United States Marine Corps logistics groups|Marine Logistics Group]] (MLG), [[List of United States Marine Corps divisions|Marine Division]] (MARDIV), [[United States Marine Corps Aviation#Wings|Marine Aircraft Wing]] (MAW), [[Marine air-ground task force#Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)|Marine Expeditionary Force]] (MEF), and [[Fleet Marine Force]] (FMF) levels; however, the commanding officer is referred to as the [[general officer|commanding general]], as these officers hold [[general officer]] rank.
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