U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Julio E. Meza, outgoing sergeant major of Marine Corps Installations West (MCI-W), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, relinquishes his duties to Sgt. Maj. Matthew R. Hackett during a relief and appointment ceremony at the 11 Area Parade Field on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, June 14, 2019. Hackett came to MCB Camp Pendleton from his previous command at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., as the command sergeant major.
MARINE COPRS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California – In combat, the potential for chemical warfare can become a genuine threat in an area of operations and harmful to everyone in the vicinity. In the Marine Corps, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) specialists are the first line of defense when it comes to any CBRN threat that may occur.
