The pleasure of your company is requested for this year’s event, to be held on Wednesday 5 November 2025 at the Capital City Club downtown, located at: 7 John Portman Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

Reservations must be made online no later than 28 October 2025.

The Marine Corps Birthday luncheon is a formal affair. The uniform is Dress Blue Alpha, the best uniform you possess, Black Tie with miniature medals or dark suit with larger medals.

A number of active duty enlisted Marines will be invited to attend as guests. Should you be willing to pay for one or more active duty enlisted Marines to attend, please indicate that during the online checkout process.

We are delighted to have our Guest of Honor Major General Julian “Dale” Alford USMC Retired

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Major General Alford's commands:

As a Lieutenant; Rifle Platoon Commander, 3d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division during Operation Just Cause in the Republic of Panama and 81's Platoon Commander during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; Light Armored Infantry Detachment Commander, 2d Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable).

As a Captain; Series Commander, Company Commander, 3d Recruit Training Battalion, MCRD Parris Island; Company Commander, 3d Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Division during Operation Assured Response in the U.S. Embassy, Monrovia, Liberia;

As a Major; he commanded Recruiting Station, Nashville, Tennessee. As a Lieutenant Colonel; he commanded 3d Battalion 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division during Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan and during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

As a Colonel: he commanded The Basic School, Quantico Va. Brigadier General Alford's staff assignments: As a Captain; Operations Officer, 3d Recruit Training Battalion, MCRD Parris Island. As a Major; Operations Officer, 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division; Executive Officer, 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

As a Lieutenant Colonel; Operations Officer, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Faculty Advisor at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College.

As a Colonel; Joint Operations Analysis Officer, Institute for Defense Analyses, during this assignment he deployed to Afghanistan and served as the Director of Strategic Effects, ISAF HQ, Kabul; Military Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York City; Branch Head, Current and Future Operation, PP&O, HQMC.

As a Brigadier General; he served as the Chief of Staff, CENTCOM, Joint Force Land Component Command, Kuwait.

As a Major General he served as the Commanding General of the Marine Corps Installations East and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from August 7, 2017, to June 4, 2021.Commanding General of the Marine Corps Training Command from 2021 to 2022.

Major General Alford has attended The Basic School, the Infantry Officers Course, the Amphibious Warfare School, the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and the Marine Corps War College.
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The point of contact for questions is 1stSgt Tim Talbot USMCR. He can be reached by emailing support@atlantamarines.org.

Semper Fi,

MSgt Davis Holmes USMC (Retired)

Committee Chairman