Readiness

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Michael S. Payne, center, the incoming sergeant major of Force Headquarters Group, speaks to the audience during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 3, 2019. Sgt. Maj. Darby J. Noonan, the outgoing sergeant major of Force Headquarters Group, relinquished his duties as FHG sergeant major to Payne. Payne came to Marine Forces Reserve from his previous command of Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy in Okinawa, Japan, where he served as the director. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)