Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Tricia Smith-Leavy, the wife of Sgt. Maj. Oranjel Leavy and sergeant major of Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, receives flowers during the 15th MEU relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 6, 2023. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Oranjel Leavy relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. John Schlaud, after serving as the 15th MEU sergeant major since June 2021.

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