Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, stand at attention during a relief and appointment ceremony on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, April 21, 2017. Relief and appointment ceremonies are part of the Marine Corps’ tradition in passing leadership from one to another. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Michael J. Pritchard, from Keene, New Hampshire, was appointed sergeant major of 1st MAW, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Sgt. Maj. Mario A. Marquez, from Lakewood, California, is the outgoing sergeant major of 1st MAW and will soon assume his post as III MEF sergeant major. ( Marine Corps Photo by L

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Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, stand at attention during a relief and appointment ceremony on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, April 21, 2017. Relief and appointment ceremonies are part of the Marine Corps’ tradition in passing leadership from one to another. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Michael J. Pritchard, from Keene, New Hampshire, was appointed sergeant major of 1st MAW, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Sgt. Maj. Mario A. Marquez, from Lakewood, California, is the outgoing sergeant major of 1st MAW and will soon assume his post as III MEF sergeant major. ( Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Baase)

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