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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, left, landing support team leader, and Lance Cpl. Refugio Estrella, landing support specialist, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, look towards an approaching CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HMH-461), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, left, landing support team leader, and Lance Cpl. Refugio Estrella, landing support specialist, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, look towards an approaching CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HMH-461), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, left, landing support team leader, and Lance Cpl. Refugio Estrella, landing support specialist, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, look from afar at a CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HMH-461), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), carrying an H Beam at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, left, landing support team leader, and Lance Cpl. Refugio Estrella, landing support specialist, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, look from afar at a CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HMH-461), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), carrying an H Beam at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Refugio Estrella, landing support specialist, with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, hooks an H Beam onto a CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HMH-461), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Refugio Estrella, landing support specialist, with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, hooks an H Beam onto a CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HMH-461), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, right, landing support team leader, and Lance Cpl. Refugio Estrella, landing support specialist, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, hook cables onto a CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HMH-461), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, right, landing support team leader, and Lance Cpl. Refugio Estrella, landing support specialist, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, hook cables onto a CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HMH-461), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, landing support team leader with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, speaks into a radio at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, landing support team leader with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, speaks into a radio at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, right, landing support team leader, and Lance Cpl. Refugio Estrella, landing support specialist, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, withstand high winds from an incoming CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, right, landing support team leader, and Lance Cpl. Refugio Estrella, landing support specialist, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, withstand high winds from an incoming CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, landing support team leader with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, awaits an oncoming CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during Helicopter Support Team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, landing support team leader with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, awaits an oncoming CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during Helicopter Support Team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, right, landing support team leader, and Lance Cpl. Refugio Estrella, landing support specialist, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, hook cables from an H Beam onto a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during Helicopter Support Team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, right, landing support team leader, and Lance Cpl. Refugio Estrella, landing support specialist, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, hook cables from an H Beam onto a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during Helicopter Support Team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, landing support team leader with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, discharges a cargo cable with a grounding hook from a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during Helicopter Support Team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, landing support team leader with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, discharges a cargo cable with a grounding hook from a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during Helicopter Support Team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, landing support team leader with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, discharges a cargo cable with a grounding hook from a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during Helicopter Support Team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, landing support team leader with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, discharges a cargo cable with a grounding hook from a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during Helicopter Support Team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, left, landing support team leader, and Lance Cpl. Refugio Estrella, landing support specialist, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, look towards a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, left, landing support team leader, and Lance Cpl. Refugio Estrella, landing support specialist, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, look towards a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, look from afar at a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), carrying an H Beam at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, look from afar at a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), carrying an H Beam at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jaylei R. Evans, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, holds a grounding hook during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jaylei R. Evans, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, holds a grounding hook during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, await an approaching CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, await an approaching CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, work to attach an H Beam onto a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, work to attach an H Beam onto a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, withstand high winds from a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW) ,during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, withstand high winds from a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW) ,during a helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez

U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Logistics Group presents flowers to Sgt. Maj. Christopher Thomas, the outgoing sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group, wife during a relief and appointment ceremony on Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Dec. 19, 2023. Thomas was relieved from his appointment by Sgt. Maj. Patrick Fay, the incoming sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group. Thomas is a Franklin, Louisiana native and retired with 29 years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Logistics Group presents flowers to Sgt. Maj. Christopher Thomas, the outgoing sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group, wife during a relief and appointment ceremony on Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Dec. 19, 2023. Thomas was relieved from his appointment by Sgt. Maj. Patrick Fay, the incoming sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group. Thomas is a Franklin, Louisiana native and retired with 29 years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher

A U.S. Marine with 4th Marine Logistics Group congratulates Sgt. Maj. Christopher Thomas, the outgoing sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group, on his retirement during a relief and appointment ceremony on Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Dec. 19, 2023. Thomas was relieved from his appointment by Sgt. Maj. Patrick Fay. Thomas is a Franklin, Louisiana native and retired with 29 years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

A U.S. Marine with 4th Marine Logistics Group congratulates Sgt. Maj. Christopher Thomas, the outgoing sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group, on his retirement during a relief and appointment ceremony on Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Dec. 19, 2023. Thomas was relieved from his appointment by Sgt. Maj. Patrick Fay. Thomas is a Franklin, Louisiana native and retired with 29 years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Patrick Fay, the incoming sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo with his family during a relief and appointment ceremony on Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Dec. 19, 2023. This ceremony serves as the official changeover between sergeants major, honoring the outgoing sergeant major's contributions during his tenure, while offering the opportunity for the oncoming sergeant major to introduce himself to the Marines now under his charge. Sgt. Maj. Christopher Thomas, the outgoing sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group was relieved from his appointment by Fay. Thomas is a Franklin, Louisiana native and retired with 29 years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Patrick Fay, the incoming sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo with his family during a relief and appointment ceremony on Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Dec. 19, 2023. This ceremony serves as the official changeover between sergeants major, honoring the outgoing sergeant major's contributions during his tenure, while offering the opportunity for the oncoming sergeant major to introduce himself to the Marines now under his charge. Sgt. Maj. Christopher Thomas, the outgoing sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group was relieved from his appointment by Fay. Thomas is a Franklin, Louisiana native and retired with 29 years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher Thomas, the outgoing sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo with his family during a relief and appointment ceremony on Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Dec. 19, 2023. This ceremony serves as the official changeover between sergeants major, honoring the outgoing sergeant major's contributions during his tenure, while offering the opportunity for the oncoming sergeant major to introduce himself to the Marines now under his charge. Thomas was relieved from his appointment by Sgt. Maj. Patrick Fay, the incoming sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group. Thomas is a Franklin, Louisiana native and retired with 29 years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher Thomas, the outgoing sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo with his family during a relief and appointment ceremony on Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Dec. 19, 2023. This ceremony serves as the official changeover between sergeants major, honoring the outgoing sergeant major's contributions during his tenure, while offering the opportunity for the oncoming sergeant major to introduce himself to the Marines now under his charge. Thomas was relieved from his appointment by Sgt. Maj. Patrick Fay, the incoming sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group. Thomas is a Franklin, Louisiana native and retired with 29 years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher