Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Craparotta, left, the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), shakes hands with Sgt. Gerardo ColonSanchez, assigned to Headquarters and Support Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 12, 2018. Craparotta presented ColonSanchez with Navy and Marine Corps Commendation medal for exemplary action and meritorious achievement during calendar year 2017 as I MEF non-commissioned officer of the year. ( Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Kierkegaard)

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