Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Edwin Mota, left, outbound sergeant major for Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 12, shakes hands with Lt. Col. John Fallow, commanding officer for MALS-12, while receiving the Meritorious Service Medal during a relief ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 16, 2018. The ceremony symbolized the end of Mota’s role as MALS-12 sergeant major. He is slated to report to Okinawa, where he will be appointed as the sergeant major for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. ( Marine Corps

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