Brigadier General Haar is a pastor’s son from the Midwest, growing up in Minnesota and Kansas. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1991 and was promoted to Staff Sergeant before being commissioned in 1998. He was designated as a Combat Engineer Officer. He assumed his current position as Deputy Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command and Director, Joint and Naval Integration Directorate, Combat Development and Integration in May 2025.
He has commanded at the platoon, company, battalion, and regimental-level, to include an engineer company during
Operation Iraqi Freedom 1, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, and Combat Logistics Regiment 3.
As a graduate of the School of Advanced Warfighting, his planner assignments included MARCENT (FWD) in Bahrain where he was lead planner for JTF-NEO; Future Operations Planner for III Marine Expeditionary Force focused on Korea; lead planner for JTF-505 as it deployed to provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief to the people of the Philippines during
Operation Damayan; and the US INDOPACOM East and Southeast Asia Contingency Plans Chief.
His staff tours include Academics Officer and Officer Instructor at Marine Corps Engineer School;
Small Group Leader at US Army Engineer School; Operations Officer for MEU Service Support
Group 26 for an OIF deployment; Executive Officer of 9th Engineer Support Battalion for an OIF
deployment; the Combat Engineer Proponent in PP&O; Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff G-3 for 3d
Marine Logistics Group; and as the Executive Assistant to DC, I&L.
Brigadier General Haar is a graduate of Expeditionary Warfare School, the US Army Engineer
Captains Career Course, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, the School of Advanced
Warfighting, the National War College, and the United Kingdom Higher Command and Staff Course.
He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Kansas, a MS in Engineering Management
from the Missouri University of Science and Technology, a MS in Operational Studies from the
Marine Corps University, and a MS in Strategic Studies with an emphasis in Long-Term Strategy from
the National Defense University.
Brigadier General Haar’s personal awards include: the Defense Superior Service Medal; the Legion of
Merit; the Meritorious Service Medal with four gold stars; the Joint Commendation Medal; the Navy
Commendation Medal with gold star; the Navy Achievement Medal; the Humanitarian Assistance
Medal; the Volunteer Service Medal; and the Combat Action Ribbon.
He is married to his High School Sweetheart, Shelly, and they have two adult children, two
granddaughters, and two grandsons.