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Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman
250815-M-IM996-1126.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Randall Whiteman

Aug 17, 2025
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Jody Armentrout, left, the outgoing sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and native of Cedar Park, Texas, hugs Sgt. Maj. Richard Johnson, the oncoming sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and native of Washington D.C., during a post and relief ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, August 15, 2025. Post and relief ceremonies are a tradition that represents the transfer of responsibility, authority, and accountability from one sergeant major to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)


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