U.S. Marine Corps Col. Joseph A. Katz, the chief of staff for Marine Forces Reserve, receives a flag with 1 star to represent his new rank during a frocking ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, May 9, 2025. 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. Katz was frocked to the rank of brigadier general. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)