Photo by Patrick Loch | U.S. Africa Command | 11.22.2021
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, speaks with Botswana Defense Force non-commissioned officers as part of a multi-country trip to the Southern Africa region from Nov. 17-23. “The Botswanan Defense Force is an excellent example of a military with a strong, professional non-commissioned officer corps,” said Thresher. “I look forward......
Photo by Patrick Loch | U.S. Africa Command | 11.22.2021
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, speaks with Botswana Defense Force non-commissioned officers as part of a multi-country trip to the Southern Africa region from Nov. 17-23. “The Botswanan Defense Force is an excellent example of a military with a strong, professional non-commissioned officer corps,” said Thresher. “I look forward......
Photo by Patrick Loch | U.S. Africa Command | 11.18.2021
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, meets with a member of the Mozambican Armed Defense Forces on Nov. 18, 2021. The visit to Maputo was part of a multi-country trip to the Southern Africa region from Nov. 17-23 to reinforce the U.S. government’s commitment to supporting peace and stability in the region....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Africa Command | 12.18.2020
Warrant Officer Class One Elijah Koranga, Kenya Defense Forces Sergeant Major, invited Thresher to observe the culminating event of the newly-developed Kenyan Command Course for NCOs – a course implemented by Koranga following an AEDS key leader engagement in the U.S. in March, when he visited NCO academies from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Africa Command | 12.17.2020
Warrant Officer Class One Elijah Koranga, Kenya Defense Forces Sergeant Major, invited Thresher to observe the culminating event of the newly-developed Kenyan Command Course for NCOs – a course implemented by Koranga following an AEDS key leader engagement in the U.S. in March, when he visited NCO academies from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces....
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 12.08.2016
Sgt. Maj. Howard Kreamer addresses the crowd during a relief and appointment ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 8, 2016. Kreamer was appointed as the sergeant major of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing during the ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson/Released)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 12.08.2016
Brig. Gen. Matthew Glavy salutes the troops formed during a relief and appointment ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 8, 2016. Sgt. Maj. Howard Kreamer was appointed as the sergeant major of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing during the ceremony. Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher’s next assignment is sergeant major of II Marine Expeditionary Force. Glavy is the commanding......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 12.08.2016
Members of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing band perform during a relief and appointment ceremony Dec. 8, 2016. During the ceremony Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher relinquished his post as the sergeant major of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing to Sgt. Maj. Howard Kreamer. Kreamer was the sergeant major of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and Thresher’s next assignment is sergeant major of II Marine......