Lt. Col. Bryan G. Swenson presents a commemorative plaque to Gen. Glenn M. Walters during the Marine Corps Birthday Ball ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2017. Walters, the guest of honor for the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) ball, is the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and a native of Charleston, South Carolina. Swenson is the commanding officer of VMM-265 (Rein.) and a native of Kansas City, Missouri. Each year, Marines around the globe gather to celebrate the founding of the Marine Corps, Nov. 10, 1775. The squadron, which s
Lt. Col. Bryan G. Swenson presents a commemorative plaque to Gen. Glenn M. Walters during the Marine Corps Birthday Ball ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2017. Walters, the guest of honor for the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) ball, is the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and a native of Charleston, South Carolina. Swenson is the commanding officer of VMM-265 (Rein.) and a native of Kansas City, Missouri. Each year, Marines around the globe gather to celebrate the founding of the Marine Corps, Nov. 10, 1775. The squadron, which serves as the Aviation Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, gathered to share memories of the previous year, which included support of the 31st MEU during its Spring Patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)
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