Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Rodger Bond, the Marine Air Control Squadron 4 Company K first sergeant, is frocked to the rank of sergeant major on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 3, 2024. Frocking is a tradition where Marines are advanced to the next pay grade, assuming the title and the responsibilities prior to their official date of promotion.

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