{{short description|U.S. Marine Corps general officer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Use American English|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox military person | name = Eric E. Austin | image = LtGen Eric E. Austin.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Official portrait, 2024 | nickname = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{circa|{{Birth year and age|1969}}}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | burial_place = | children = | allegiance = United States | branch = United States Marine Corps | branch_label = Branch | service_years = 1991–present | rank = Lieutenant General | service_number = | unit = | commands = Marine Corps Combat Development Command<br>1st Marine Aircraft Wing<br>Marine Aircraft Group 14<br>VMFA-211 | battles = | alma_mater = | awards = Defense Superior Service Medal<br>Legion of Merit (3) | relations = | other_work = | signature = }} '''Eric Erskine Austin'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/102nd-congress/155|title=PN155 - 964 nominees for Navy, 102nd Congress (1991-1992) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress |date=1991-03-20 |access-date=2024-05-18}}</ref> (born {{circa|1969}}) is a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who has served as the deputy commandant for combat development and integration and commanding general of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command since 9 August 2024.<ref>{{cite web|last=Close|first=Cathleen|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/478260/lt-gen-karsten-s-heckl-transfers-command-lt-gen-eric-e-austin-during-mccdc-change-command|title=Lt. Gen. Karsten S. Heckl transfers command to Lt. Gen Eric E. Austin during MCCDC Change of Command|date=2024-08-09|access-date=2024-08-10|publisher=Marine Corps Combat Development and Integration|location=Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia|website=DVIDS}}</ref> He most recently served as the commanding general of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing from 2022 to 2024. He previously served as the director of the Capabilities Development Directorate in the Office of the Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/us-philippines-military-exercises-60af099f1526c6fce180d217e97788ad|title=US, Philippines hold largest war drills near disputed waters|date=April 11, 2023|website=AP News}}</ref><ref name=bio>{{Cite web|url=https://www.1stmaw.marines.mil/Leaders/Biography/Article/3125276/major-general-eric-e-austin/|title=Major General Eric E. Austin|website=1st Marine Aircraft Wing}}</ref>
Austin graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1991 with a B.S. degree in aeronautical engineering. He completed flight training in 1994. Austin later graduated from the National War College in 2010 with a master's degree in national security strategy.<ref name=bio/>
In March 2024, Austin was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and appointment as deputy commandant for combat development and integration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/1496?s=1&r=2|title=PN1496 - 1 nominee for Marine Corps, 118th Congress (2023-2024) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress|date=23 March 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3707019/general-officer-announcements/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314160454/https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3707019/general-officer-announcements/|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 March 2024|title=General Officer Announcements|website=U.S. Department of Defense}}</ref>
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