 Later, he became the Assistant Wing Commander, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, rising to become the Commanding General during a second tour in the Iraq war and

Stalder commanded the Training and Education Command starting in 2005.He relinquished command to MajGen George J. Flynn on July 21, 2006.In 2006, Stalder become Commanding General of the II Marine Expeditionary Force, and relinquished command to LtGen Dennis J. Hejlik on July 25, 2008.