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Anthony Easton closed out 31 years with the Marine Corps this week by turning over his duties as sergeant major of Marine ...
Sergeants major serve as the senior enlisted advisers to senior commanders. At III Marine Expeditionary Force, the commanding general is Lt. Gen. James W. Bierman Jr. A Bloomington, Indiana ...
Marine Sgt. Maj. Joy Kitashima, the III Marine Expeditionary Force's new sergeant major, speaks during a relief-and-appointment ceremony at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, March 7, 2023.
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- Sgt. Maj. Octaviano Gallegos, Jr. relinquished the duties of sergeant major of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit to Sgt. Maj. Lanette Wright aboard Marine ...
When U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Joy Maria Kitashima takes her post in July of 2023, she'll become the first female force-level sergeant major in the history of the Marine Corps.
Retired Marine Corps Sergeant Major Grace Carle was the last living sergeant major of the U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve. In this 2018 interview, she reflects on her pioneering journey and the ...
Marine Col. Scott Benedict, the 24th MEU’s CO, said that the Marine Corps is a merit-based establishment and the rank of sergeant major is a coveted rank reserved for the best and brightest leaders.
For the first time, a woman is the senior enlisted leader of a Marine expeditionary force. Sgt. Maj. Joy Kitashima assumed the role of sergeant major of III Marine Expeditionary Force, one of the ...
A battalion sergeant major at the Marine Corps' San Diego boot camp was arrested last week after his spouse reported months of abuse, according to a restraining order filed Tuesday.
At the Marine Corps Ball, the Marines really cut loose on the dance floor. One Sergeant Major in particular really showed off his moves!
Sgt. Maj. Beth Ellen Abbott, 39, assigned as a sergeant major to the Marine Corps Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, has been charged with one count of driving under the influence, according to ...
In an effort to end gender segregation, the Marine Corps recently decommissioned a historic recruit training battalion that for decades was the only one open to women.