U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Darby J. Noonan, center, the outgoing sergeant major of Force Headquarters Group, passes the noncommissioned officer’s sword to Brig. Gen. Mark A. Hashimoto, right, the commanding general of FHG, during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 3, 2019. Noonan relinquished his duties as FHG sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Michael S. 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)