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    First ever U.S. Marine graduates New Zealand Command & Staff College [Image 2 of 3]

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    First ever U.S. Marine graduates New Zealand Command & Staff College

    WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND

    11.19.2015

    Photo by Cpl. Tyler Giguere 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christian L. Charkowski, right, presents a plaque to New Zealand Defence Force Commander Nigel Philpott at the Defence Force Command and Staff College, Wellington, New Zealand, Nov. 19, 2015. Charkowski is the first U.S. Marine and second U.S. service member to graduate from the college. He attended the Joint Warrant Officers’ Advanced Course, where the objectives were to prepare senior level leaders for senior strategic advisory positions, increase the students’ knowledge of regional security for the Southwest Pacific and provide the students with insight into the workings of the government. Charkowski, from Madison, Wisconsin, is the battalion sergeant major for 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Philpot, from Wellington, New Zealand, is the commandant of the Defence Force Command and Staff College. (Marine Corps. photo by Cpl. Tyler S. Giguere/Released)

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    Date Taken: 11.19.2015
    Date Posted: 11.29.2015 18:31
    Photo ID: 2305412
    VIRIN: 151119-M-RZ020-006
    Resolution: 4227x3840
    Size: 1.32 MB
    Location: WELLINGTON, NZ
    Hometown: WELLINGTON, WELLINGTON, NZ

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