Gen. Eric M. Smith, The Marine Corps’s Commandant And Top Officer, Hospitalized After Apparently Having Heart Attack

U.S. Marine Gen. Eric M. Smith, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines from Marine Corps Recruiting Station Montgomery and Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion 23rd Marines at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, Feb. 10, 2023. U.S. Marine Corps Photo

DNYUZ/New York Times: Top Marine General Hospitalized After Apparently Having Heart Attack

Gen. Eric M. Smith, the Marine Corps’s commandant and top officer, was hospitalized on Sunday evening after an unspecified medical emergency, the service said on Monday.

The Marines announced General Smith’s hospitalization in an email to reporters but provided no further details about his condition. One current and one former defense official familiar with his condition said he apparently had a heart attack while jogging.

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WNU Editor: A three-star is now in charge .... Top Marine general hospitalized, leaving 3-star in charge (Marine Times). More here .... With Gen. Smith hospitalized, a 3-star is in command of Marine Corps (Breaking Defense).

Gen. Eric M. Smith, The Marine Corps’s Commandant And Top Officer, Hospitalized After Apparently Having Heart Attack

UPDATED: Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith Hospitalized After Heart Attack -- USNI News

Marine Corps General Eric Smith, 58, is hospitalized 'after suffering a heart attack while out jogging' -- Daily Mail

Marine Corps commandant hospitalized after 'medical emergency,' officials say -- ABC News

Top Marine general hospitalized -- Politico

US Marine Corps commandant hospitalized following medical emergency -- CNN

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