U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Phillip Ash (left), commanding officer of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, receives the squadron colors from Sgt. Maj. Winford Morris Jr. (right) during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 15, 2022. The ceremony represented a transfer of responsibility, authority, and accountability from Ash to Lt. Col. Nathaniel Smith. VMA-223 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith)
| Date Taken: | 12.15.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 12.22.2022 10:33 |
| Photo ID: | 7565547 |
| VIRIN: | 221215-M-HU274-1138 |
| Resolution: | 4256x2839 |
| Size: | 879.59 KB |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | GALVESTON, TEXAS, US |
| Hometown: | MERIDIAN, MICHIGAN, US |
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