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    COMMARFORPAC Attends III MEF Change of Command [Image 11 of 12]

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    A military formation ceremony is taking place on an airfield tarmac, with a senior officer standing at attention facing rows of uniformed personnel in formation. Multiple military aircraft, including what appears to be a C-130 transport plane and a CH-53 heavy-lift helicopter, are visible in the background. The setting appears to be a U.S. Marine Corps base, likely in a Pacific location based on the urban skyline and construction cranes visible in the distance.

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    11.08.2021

    Photo by Cpl. Benjamin Whitehurst 

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

    U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Steven R. Rudder, right, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, salutes Marines with III Marine expeditionary Force before giving his remarks during the III Marine Expeditionary Force change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 9, 2021. The ceremony honored off going commanding general, Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy III and oncoming commanding general, Lt. Gen. James W. Bierman, Jr. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin M. Whitehurst)

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    Date Taken: 11.08.2021
    Date Posted: 11.18.2021 16:33
    Photo ID: 6946521
    VIRIN: 211109-M-LK681-1001
    Resolution: 4131x2529
    Size: 1.05 MB
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