Story by Master Sgt. Michael Cifuentes | Communication Directorate | 08.10.2023
MARINE BARRACKS WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sergeant Maj. Troy E. Black relinquished his post as 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps to Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., Aug. 10....
Story by Sgt. Annika Moody | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 06.17.2021
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black was in the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps (JROTC) in high school. Black shared with me a little bit of his prequel, one that predates his time in the Marine Corps, but would come to define it and his life as a whole....
Story by Cpl. Joshua Murray | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.24.2015
Exemplary Marines and sailors were given the opportunity of a lifetime when senior leaders invited them in for a breakfast to discuss their accomplishments, enhance leadership capabilities and allow the junior service members to pick their brains. Brig. Gen. David Ottignon, commanding general of 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, hosted an awards breakfast aboard Marine......