Marine Corps Col. Shawn M. Basco, former commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 31, is awarded the Legion of Merit by Maj. Gen. Michael Cederholm, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 8, 2022. The ceremony represented a transfer of responsibility and authority from Basco to Col. Dustin J. Byrum. MAG-31 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

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