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U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing hold a relief and appointment ceremony on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, March 25, 2025. The relief and appointment ceremony formally signified the transfer of responsibility and authority from Sgt. Maj. Eric Smack to Sgt. Maj. Erick Richburg as MWHS-1 sergeant major. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Benjamin Catindig and Lance Cpl. Thalia Rivera)

U.S. Marines and other service members and their families gathered for the Relief and Appointment ceremony of Sergeants Major David Elliott and Roland McGinnis on Panzer Kaserne, Stuttgart, Germany, June 28, 2024. Sgt. Maj. McGinnis relieved Sgt. Maj. Elliott of his position as Sergeant Major of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa and is now the senior enlisted Marine at the command. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson)

With National Domestic Violence Awareness Month coming to an end, we want to remind service members and their families that the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) is available year round. Check below for the 24/7 hotline and the FAP daily work number: 24/7- (252) 671-0377 FAP daily work number: (252) 466-3264 Sgt. Maj. Paul McElearney, the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point sergeant major, sits down with the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) subject matter expert, Cassaundra Bass, to answer questions that have been submitted about the FAP. Stay tuned for our next video with Family Care (Resource and Referral). Drop any questions you have below or email them to us at chptmarinefamily@usmc-mccs.org.

This Christmas carol is for all those leaders wondering what to get their Marines for the holidays. For a descriptive transcript text document of this production, contact Kim Hardison at Kimberly.hardison@usmc.mil.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Samuel "Dawg" Deputy, commanding officer of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3dMAW), leads a sortie of 24 Light Attack Helicopters around Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Calif., as a show of force, maintenance and aviation readiness April 14, 2017. Deputy explains what it takes to lead, train and equip one of the largest, high-scoring maintenance aviation training squadrons in the Marine Corps. HMLAT-303 has more than 400 service members and civilian contractors who maintain aircraft and train aviation personnel to include, pilots and crew members to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force mission. (U.S. Marine Corps motion media by Staff Sgt. Jon Spencer)

The third Professional Military Education course in an enlisted Marine’s career is Sergeant’s Course. One of the benefits from PME courses is the ability to network with other sergeants so they can build connections with other Military Occupational Specialties and have a better understanding of the whole Marine Corps.