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Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman
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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok Jr., right, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a Pennsylvania native, shakes hands with Sgt. Manuel A. Lopez Chavez, the meteorological & oceanographic platoon sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Florida, after receiving the 2024 METOC Marine of the Year Award at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March. 25, 2025. Enlisted METOC Marines who have excelled in their field are given the METOC Marine of the Year Award in recognition of their achievement and merit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)


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