US Marine Corps Forces South Change of Command Ceremony [Image 1 of 3]

MIAMI, FL, UNITED STATES

04.12.2021

Photo by Sgt. Daniel Barrios 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South

Col. Michael E. McWilliams, the incoming commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, passes the unit’s colors to Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, the sergeant major of MARFORSOUTH, during the MARFORSOUTH change of command ceremony in Miami, Florida, April 12, 2021. Brig. Gen. Phillip N. Frietze, the outgoing commander of MARFORSOUTH, relinquished command to Col. McWilliams after serving as commander of MARFORSOUTH since August 2020. MARFORSOUTH is the Marine Corps component to U.S. Southern Command, which is one of the 11 combatant commands in the Department of Defense. The staff of nearly 150 Marines, Sailors and civilian employees are responsible for planning exercises, operations and overall support for the SOUTHCOM assigned area of responsibility, which covers Latin America and the Caribbean. Col. McWilliams is a native of Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Sgt. Maj. Mota is a native of New York, New York. Brig. Gen. Frietze is a native of Las Cruces, New Mexico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Daniel A. Barrios)

• Date Taken: 04.12.2021
• Date Posted: 04.12.2021 12:07
• Photo ID: 6594877
• VIRIN: 210412-M-JI182-064
• Resolution: 3489x2492
• Size: 2.2 MB
• Location: MIAMI, FL, US
• Hometown: DOWNINGTOWN, PA, US
• Hometown: LAS CRUCES, NM, US
• Hometown: NEW YORK, NY, US