MCAS New River Photos

Color guard Marines present the colors during the Marine Corps Air Station relief and appointment and retirement ceremony held aboard the air station, April 11. Sgt. Maj. Robert A. Allen Jr. relinquished his post as the air station sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. William H. Oldenburg. During the ceremony, noncommissioned officers held key billets during the ceremony and marched with the noncommissioned officer sword. Sgt. Maj. Allen’s son, Sgt. Robert A. Allen III, a motor transportation specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, was the commander of troops for the ceremony.

140411-M-FL273-004.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Mary M. Carmona

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Apr 11, 2014

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, N.C. - Color guard Marines present the colors during the Marine Corps Air Station relief and appointment and retirement ceremony held aboard the air station, April 11. Sgt. Maj. Robert A. Allen Jr. relinquished his post as the air station sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. William H. Oldenburg. During the ceremony, noncommissioned officers held key billets during the ceremony and marched with the noncommissioned officer sword. Sgt. Maj. Allen’s son, Sgt. Robert A. Allen III, a motor transportation specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, was the commander of troops for the ceremony.

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