Timothy F. Ghormley

Major General Timothy F. Ghormley is an American officer in the United States Marine Corps who served in the Vietnam War, as Inspector General of the Marine Corps, as commander of the Combined Joint Task ForceHorn of Africa and as the Chief of Staff for US Central Command. Major General Ghormley retired from the military in 2008.

Ghormley has endorsed the false conspiracy theory that the 2020 presidential election was rigged to favor Joe Biden and claims that the United States "has taken a hard left turn toward Socialism and a Marxist form of tyrannical government."

Military career Ghormley joined the Marine Corps in April 1967 and served in California with the 1st Force Troops, 1st Redeye Platoon at Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms. He was transferred to South Vietnam in 1969 to serve with the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines. After having been discharged from active service in 1970, Ghormley joined the Platoon Leaders Course Program and received a bachelor's degree from university as well as a commission to second lieutenant in 1973. From July 1996 until 1998 Ghormley held a series of commands before being promoted to brigadier general in 1999, taking a new position as Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Reserve Affairs on 14 June 1999. In September 1999 Ghormley took the role of Inspector General of the Marine Corps in Washington DC. As of 14 September 1999 Ghormley had logged 4300 hours of flight time, with 2000 of these in the F/RF-4B Phantom, 1700 hours in the F/A-18 Hornet and 300 hours in other aircraft.

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