From right, Maj. Gen. Mark R. Wise, outgoing commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, his wife Terry, Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Craparotta, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, and his wife, bow their heads during the 3rd MAW change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 13. Maj. Gen. Wise, who took command of 3rd MAW July 22, 2016 and trained, equipped and deployed Marines with four Marine Expiditionary Units and with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. 3rd MAW also continued its modernization with the
From right, Maj. Gen. Mark R. Wise, outgoing commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, his wife Terry, Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Craparotta, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, and his wife, bow their heads during the 3rd MAW change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 13. Maj. Gen. Wise, who took command of 3rd MAW July 22, 2016 and trained, equipped and deployed Marines with four Marine Expiditionary Units and with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. 3rd MAW also continued its modernization with the standup of the first three operational F-35 Lightning II squadrons and the final transition from the AH-1W Super Cobra and UH-1N Huey to the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya/Released)
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