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Lt. Col. Christopher A. Feyedelem (left) Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 commanding officer, passes off the noncommissioned officer sword to Sgt. Maj. Blake L. Smith, oncoming MWSS-171 sergeant major, in an appointment ceremony in front of the MWSS-171 headquarters building here Sept. 28. Smith's prior assignment was as the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion sergeant major in Camp Pendleton, Calif.
090928-M-1298M-033.jpg Photo By: Lance Cpl. Claudio A. Martinez

Sep 28, 2009
Lt. Col. Christopher A. Feyedelem (left) Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 commanding officer, passes off the noncommissioned officer sword to Sgt. Maj. Blake L. Smith, oncoming MWSS-171 sergeant major, in an appointment ceremony in front of the MWSS-171 headquarters building here Sept. 28. Smith's prior assignment was as the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion sergeant major in Camp Pendleton, Calif.


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