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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, the commander, Marine Forces Reserve, Marine Forces South, presents a Legion of Merit to Col. Joseph A. Katz, the chief of staff for Marine Forces Reserve during Katz’s 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 by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)