Storied 1st Marine Division gets new commander

CAMP PENDLETON  Brigadier Gen. Eric M. Smith, who deployed to Iraq and most recently served at the Pentagon, is the new commanding general of the storied 1st Marine Division.
In a ceremony at the division headquarters at the base Friday, Major Gen. Daniel O’Donohue handed over command of the 23,000-strong division in a spirited ceremony that put the 1st Division Band front and center. The division’s four combat-ready regiments and seven battalions currently have M