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In a post-and-relief ceremony at Geiger Hall on June 4, Brig. Gen. John W. Simmons, commanding general of Training Command, passes the ceremonial noncommissioned officer sword to Sgt. Maj. William Sowers, the command’s new sergeant major. Sowers is the former sergeant major of Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Sgt. Maj. Paul McKenna was relieved of his post as the command sergeant major at the ceremony and will head to Okinawa to join the 3rd Marine Division. Having patrolled with Sowers in Afghanistan, McKenna said he “knew immediately he has the leadership and the talent that is needed in a command like this.” - In a post-and-relief ceremony at Geiger Hall on June 4, Brig. Gen. John W. Simmons, commanding general of Training Command, passes the ceremonial noncommissioned officer sword to Sgt. Maj. William Sowers, the command’s new sergeant major. Sowers is the former sergeant major of Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Sgt. Maj. Paul McKenna was relieved of his post as the command sergeant major at the ceremony and will head to Okinawa to join the 3rd Marine Division. Having patrolled with Sowers in Afghanistan, McKenna said he “knew immediately he has the leadership and the talent that is needed in a command like this.”

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