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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. - Col. Frank A. Richie, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., relinquished command of the air station to Col. John P. Farnam during a change of command ceremony here July 25.
“I would like to thank my wife, family and more importantly, those stationed aboard MCAS Miramar for making my time here worthwhile,” said Richie.
The former commanding officer also thanked his mentors and those who helped him along his journey to being the man and Marine he is today.
Several hundred attended the ceremony, including the mayor of San Diego, Mayor Jerry Sanders, and the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Maj. Gen. Andrew W. O'Donnell Jr.
Farnam assumed the position of commanding officer of MCAS Miramar after serving as the Deputy Division Chief for Forces Division.
“I want to thank the Marine Corps for the opportunity to come here to Miramar and for the opportunity to lead these Marines because as a Marine officer there is no greater honor,” said Farnam. “I don’t make a lot of promises but I’ll make you one and it is this, every day you will get my absolute and very best, of that I promise you.”
Richie took command of the air station on July 31, 2009, and among other things, has been a fixture in the air station's community involvement. He will be moving to the Pentagon to work at Headquarters Marine Corps Aviation Department for the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
“We host a lot of corporate events out here, we host VIPs and celebrities like Joan Jett, and they always hover around the Marines,” said Richie in closing. “I always have this to say, ‘these are my people.’ Third Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and people of San Diego, my wife and I will forever consider you our people. Semper Fidelis.”
| Date Taken: | 07.25.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 07.25.2012 20:27 |
| Story ID: | 92151 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CA, US |
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