Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Nicholas C. Elliott (right), the outgoing sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment (1/1), 1st Marine Division, passes the noncommissioned officer sword to Lt. Col. Frank P. Mease (left), commanding officer of 1/1, during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 10, 2022. During the ceremony Sgt. Maj. Dustin R. Benson replaced Elliott as the 1/1 sergeant major.

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