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Marine Corps Col. Kelvin Gallman, the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing assistant wing commander, shakes hands with Col. Leroy Butler, Defense Policy Review Initiative Division director for Marine Corps Installation Pacific Camp Butler, after being frocked to the rank of brigadier general on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 8, 2024. Frocking is a tradition where Marines are advanced to the next pay grade, assuming the title and the responsibilities prior to their official date of promotion.
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