Sgt. Maj. Mario A. Marquez stands ready to receive the noncommissioned officer sword, symbolizing his appointment as III Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major, during a ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 12, 2017. Sgt. Maj. Lee D. Bonar Jr. relinquished his post to Marquez and retired after enlisting out of Wheeling, West Virginia, 32 years ago. Marquez is a native of Lakewood, California.

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