Waldhauser also served on the II Marine Expeditionary Force staff. He was the Battalion Landing Team Commander of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. He also had duty at Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, and the Pentagon with the Joint Staff Combating Terrorism Directorate (J-34).
As a major general, Waldhauser commanded the First Marine Division from September 2007 until July 2009.
Promoted to lieutenant general in 2009, Waldhauser served as the Deputy Commandant for Plans Policies, and Operations during 2009–2010. From October 2010 through September 2012, he served as the Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Commanding General, United States Marine Forces Central Command. Waldhauser served as the Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense from October 2012 through September 2013.
Waldhauser was promoted to general on 18 July 2016 and became the commander of United States Africa Command. He retired in 2019.
Since his retirement from the military in 2019, he has held positions on the Board of Governors for the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, as an Honorary Advisor for Girl Security, and a position as a Fellow at the National Defense University. He serves as a Senior Advisor for Jones Group International as well.[4]
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