Background
Hummer was born in Pennsylvania in 1952, the son of a Marine and Navy chaplain.
Hummer was born in Pennsylvania in 1952, the son of a Marine and Navy chaplain.
Hummer previously served as Commander, United States. Marine Corps Forces Reserve and Marine Forces Northern Command. After enlisting in the Marine Corps in 1970 and an honorable discharge as a sergeant in 1973, he was commissioned following graduation from Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1977. As a company grade officer, he served in the operation forces with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines and 1st Battalion, 9th Marines.
His assignments included Rifle Platoon Commander, Battalion Training Officer, Battalion Operations Officer and Company Commander.
As a field grade officer, he served in the operating forces with 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force and III Marine Expeditionary Force. His assignments included Officer-In-Charge, 1st Marines Regimental Enhanced Training Section, 1st MARDIV.
Operations Officer, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), III Minnesota Education Fairs. Officer-In-Charge, Special Operations Training Group, III Minnesota Education Fairs. Assistant Future Plans Officer, 1st MARDIV.
Commanding Officer, Battalion Landing Team 1/1 under 13th MEU (SOC) and 15th MEU (SOC). And Commanding Officer, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV, and Director of Operations (J-3) for United States Forces – Iraq, during combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Hummer"s military education includes The Basic School, Officers Infantry Course, Amphibious Warfare School, Command and Staff College, and School of Advanced Warfighting within the Marine Corps University.
And the Air War College. He also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psycho-Biology from Albright College and a master’s degree in International Security Studies from the Air War College.