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Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett
240418-M-HB515-1102.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett

Apr 29, 2024
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Navy Cmdr. Reid Smith, a native of Washington, and the new commanding officer of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, gives a speech at a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 18, 2024. During the ceremony, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Reid Smith replaced Cmdr. Joshua Menks, a native of Virginia, as the commander of VAQ-141. VAQ-141 is an EA-18G Growler squadron which specializes in electronic warfare in support of security and stability throughout the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)


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