MARINE BARRACKS WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green will assume the Office of the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps from Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett during a Relief and Appointment Ceremony, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Virginia.
Barrett, the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, will retire during the ceremony after 34 years of service.
Media interested in covering the ceremony must RSVP by Feb. 19 to the Barracks public affairs office at (202) 433-6660 or diann.rosenfeld@usmc.mil.
*** A live feed of the Relief and Appointment Ceremony will be available at https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/5895#.VN4frebF8wS
*** After the event photos can be found at http://www.barracks.marines.mil/Photos.aspx