Marine Brig. Gen. Bradford Gering, left, shakes hands with Lt. Col. Eric Grunke during the Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231 100 year anniversary celebration at Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 23, 2019. For 100 years VMA-231 has served in major operations spanning both World Wars, The Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Gering is the assistant deputy commandant for Marine Corps aviation. Grunke is the commanding officer of VMA-231, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

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