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47th Executive Safety Board — March 2026

MARADMIN 002/26·January 8, 2026·Official source

Convening notice for the 47th Executive Safety Board, scheduled for 12 March 2026, chaired by the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. This is a senior leadership board; it applies to the principal and adjunct members listed in the message.

This is a routine update — a name list, a set of results, or a recurring notice. There is nothing here to translate into plain English, so the official text is reproduced in full below. Read it on marines.mil

Official text

R 061525Z JAN 26

MARADMIN 002/26

MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//

SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 47TH EXECUTIVE SAFETY BOARD//

POC1/T.GALLAGHER/COL/DIRECTOR/RMD SAFETY DIVISION/703-571-4557/

TIMOTHY.K.GALLAGHER@USMC.MIL//

POC2/C.HORTON/GS-15/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/RMD SAFETY DIVISION/

703-571-4588/ CHRISTOPHER.HORTON@USMC.MIL//

GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  The 47th Executive Safety Board (ESB) will 

convene on 12 March 2026 from 1600-1900 (EST, UTC-5) to discuss the 

safety culture within the Marine Corps, as well as current and 

future service-wide safety initiatives.

2.  The ESB Location will be held in the Smith Conference Room,  

Pentagon, room 4E771, and via secure video teleconference (SVTC). 

2a.  Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) RMD Safety Division (SD) 

will provide secure video teleconference information and other 

coordinating instructions via separate correspondence to 

participating organizations.

3.  As the Marine Corps' senior safety officer, the Assistant 

Commandant of the Marine Corps will chair the board.  The Director, 

RMD will act as the recorder, lead the presentations, provide 

updates on recent mishaps, and review lessons learned and potential 

trends.

4.  ESB topics will be the following:

      a.  Data Analytics and Risk Management

      b.  Blast Overpressure

      c.  Safety Management Professionals Staffing and the Safety 

          Management System

5.  The principal members of the ESB are:

Director, Marine Corps Staff

Deputy Commandant, Plans, Policies and Operations

Deputy Commandant, Programs and Resources

Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics

Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs

Deputy Commandant, Aviation

Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration

Deputy Commandant, Information

Deputy Commandant, Training and Education

Commander, Marine Forces Command/North

Commander, Marine Forces Pacific

Commander, Marine Forces Reserves/South

Commander, Marine Forces Central

Commander, Marine Forces Europe/Africa

Commander, Marine Forces Cyber/Space

Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command

Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force

Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force

Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force/Marine Forces 

Japan

Commander, Marine Forces Special Operations Command

Commander, Marine Corps Installations Command

Commander, Marine Corps Installations – West

Commander, Marine Corps Installations – East

Commander, Marine Corps Installations – Pacific

Commanding General, Marine Corps Logistics Command

Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command

Inspector General of the Marine Corps

Staff Judge Advocate, HQMC

Director, Health Services

Director, Marine and Family Programs

Director, Communication Directorate

Chaplain of the Marine Corps

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps

6.  The adjunct (non-voting) members of the ESB are the Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and 

Environment) and the Commander, Naval Safety Command.

7.  RMD SD will disseminate digital read-ahead products no later 

than 9 March 2026.

8.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General Paul J. Rock, Jr., 

Director, Marine Corps Staff.//
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