MARFORCOM Sergeant Major Relief and Appointment Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Brian W. Cavanaugh, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Commander, Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Marine Forces Northern Command, center left, transfers the non-commissioned officer sword to appoint the new Command Sergeant Major at the Command Sergeant Major Relief and Appointment Ceremony, Camp Elmore, Norfolk, VA, Aug 4, 2023. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Michael J. Prichard, left, was formally relieved of his post as Command Sergeant Major by Cavanaugh, who then appointed Sgt. Maj. Aaron G. McDonald, center right, through a symbolic transfer of the non-commissioned officer sword. The U.S. Marine Corps Command Sgt. Maj. role serves as the principal enlisted advisor for a senior Marine commander, making high level strategic decisions that impact the entire Marine Corps.

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Aug 15, 2023

Norfolk, Va - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Brian W. Cavanaugh, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Commander, Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Marine Forces Northern Command, center left, transfers the non-commissioned officer sword to appoint the new Command Sergeant Major at the Command Sergeant Major Relief and Appointment Ceremony, Camp Elmore, Norfolk, VA, Aug 4, 2023. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Michael J. Prichard, left, was formally relieved of his post as Command Sergeant Major by Cavanaugh, who then appointed Sgt. Maj. Aaron G. McDonald, center right, through a symbolic transfer of the non-commissioned officer sword. The U.S. Marine Corps Command Sgt. Maj. role serves as the principal enlisted advisor for a senior Marine commander, making high level strategic decisions that impact the entire Marine Corps.

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