Marine Corps Lt. Col. Wilbur S. Oles, commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, presents the noncommissioned officer sword to Sgt. Maj. Andres Swisher, incoming sergeant major of VMM-163, during a relief and appointment ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 18, 2022. The relief and appointment ceremony is a time honored tradition which formally signifies the transfer of responsibility and entails the total accountability and authority from one individual to another.

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