U.S. Marines and Sailors with 1st Marine Division, participate in a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 30, 2021. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Jason Jones, outgoing sergeant major, transferred his duties and responsibilities to Sgt. Maj. David Wilson. ( U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Skyler Harris)
U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force present the colors during a cake cutting ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 10, 2021. The cake cutting ceremony was held to commemorate the Marine Corps 246th birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Fraley)
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Steven R. Rudder, commander, MARFORPAC, visited the Marines and Sailors of Task Force Koa Moana 21 as they worked with the Republic of Palau as a sign of partnership and commitment.
1st Marine Logistics Group hosted the cake cutting ceremony in lieu of the Marine Corps 246th Birthday ball to honor the long standing tradition of celebrating the birth and legacy of the United States Marine Corps.
On Sept 23, 2021, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sebastian Villagomez , an explosive ordnance disposal Marine from Task Force Koa Moana 21, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and a team of U.S. Marines safely detonated 11 pieces of unexploded ordnance found across Peleliu in an effort to make the island safer for the approximately 700 people who call Peleliu home.
