Charles Elliott Wilhelm[1] (born August 26, 1941) is a decorated retired United States Marine Corps General who served two combat tours of duty in Vietnam.

He served as Commander Marine Forces Somalia from December 1992 to March 1993 as part of the U.S. led coalition in Operation RESTORE HOPE.

After retiring from the Marine Corps, General Wilhelm was a researcher with the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute.

[3] General Wilhelm is Distinguished Military Fellow on the staff of the Center for Defense Information.

[4] In 2003, Wilhelm became Vice President at Battelle, responsible for homeland security issues.