Operations under Admiral James S. Russell. He was transferred to Headquarters Marine Corps in September 1961 and appointed assistant chief of staff for plans and operations. Buse succeeded Brigadier General Sidney S. Wade, while Wade was assigned to the office of the Vice Chief of Naval Operations as Marine Corps liaison officer. Buse was transferred to Okinawa and assumed command of the 3rd Marine Division at the beginning of June 1962. As the senior Marine commander in the Western Pacific area, he was designated commander of Task Force 79, the amphibious striking army of the U.S. Seventh Fleet. While in this position, Buse was promoted to the rank of major general on July 1, 1962. This duty ended at the beginning of May 1963, when Buse was ordered back to Washington, D.C., where he was appointed deputy chief of staff for plans and programs in the office of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Wallace M. Greene. This post was upgraded by President Lyndon B. Johnson and Buse was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general on December 29, 1964. He later received his second Legion of Merit. At the beginning of July 1967, Buse was appointed chief of staff, Headquarters Marine Corps. However this assignment lasted until May 31, 1968, when he received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal for his service in this capacity and was transferred to Hawaii. There he was appointed Commanding General Fleet Marine Force Pacific, in charge of all Marine units in the Pacific. He frequently visited the combat zone in Vietnam and always moved immediately to forward areas to assess operational requirements, investigate problem areas, and encourage and assist his Marines in every way possible. Under Lieutenant General Buse's dynamic leadership, Marine infantry units were reorganized into well-coordinated, mobile elements, the command's electronic warfare operational capability increased to a degree unparalleled in Marine aviation history, and numerous major amphibious operations were planned and executed with tremendous success. Buse was relieved by General William K. Jones on July 1, 1970, and subsequently retired from the military service. He distinguished himself in his last assignment and received his second Navy Distinguished Service Medal. Retirement Following his retirement from the Marine Corps, Buse served on the U.S. Olympic Committee, where he was on the executive committee and later was secretary and also assistant to three former presidents of the committee. He then settled in Severna Park,