The 38th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Bradford J. Gering, receives a Hank Caruso Aeroculture by Sam Hotz, a deputy program manager for Harrier 257, Harrier Program Office, at the AV-8B Harrier Sundown Gala, in New Bern, North Carolina, June 4, 2026. The AV-8B harrier was the first vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft in Marine Corps history, enabling operations from carriers, advanced bases, expeditionary airfields and remote tactical landing sites. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kiara Rawls)
