Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Robert M. Tellez, right, outgoing sergeant major of Marine Corps Installations East (MCIEAST)-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, holds the noncommissioned officer sword during a relief and appointment ceremony at the Marston Pavilion on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 4, 2022. The ceremony represents the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from the outgoing sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Tellez, to the incoming sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Ryan A. Gnecco. Tellez honorably served 30 years of active-duty service.

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