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Brigadier General Phillip N. Frietze
Brigadier General Phillip N. Frietze is currently serving as the Commanding General, 1st Marine Logistics Group.
He hails from Las Cruces, New Mexico and is a graduate of New Mexico State University. He was commissioned through the Officer Candidate Course Program in August 1991 and attended The Basic School, the Marine Corps Engineer Officer’s Course, the U.S. Army Engineer Officer’s Advanced Course, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Joint Forces Staff College, Defense Language Institute, the Argentine Ministry of Defense War College, and is a Regional Area Officer for South America.
His service spans all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, with command and staff assignments at all levels.
Phillip N. Frietze grew up in Mesilla, the son of a U.S. Marine with roots in southern New Mexico that date back to the 1840s. At an early age, Frietze told his father Neri he wanted to join the Corps. NMSU alumnus Phillip N. Frietze was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General this year and is currently the Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, in Florida. (USMC Courtesy photo)
My dad is one of my heroes, said Frietze.
He grew up on the family farm, graduated from Las Cruces High School in 1984, and then worked his way through New Mexico State University. He served in the Reserve Officer Training Corps and earned his degree in 1991 before entering the USMC Officer Candidate School.