Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment Change of Command Ceremony with MARFORCOM DCOM [Image 1 of 3]

YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

06.23.2023

Photo by Casey Price 

Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command

U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Richard H. Pitchford, right, the outgoing Commanding Officer (CO) of Marine Corps Security Force Regiment (MCSFR), a subordinate unit of Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT), Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Marine Forces Northern Command (MARFOR NORTHCOM), relinquishes command to Col. Scott M. Reed, left, the incoming MCSFR CO, during a change of command ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Virginia, June 23, 2023. The change of command ceremony is a military tradition that signifies all responsibilities and authorities being transferred from one commanding officer to another. The new commanding officer will proceed to execute the mission of MCSFR — organize, train, equip, and provide anti-terrorism security forces in support of combatant commanders and Naval commanders in order to conduct expeditionary security operations and provide security for strategic weapons and vital national assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Casey Price).

• Date Taken: 06.23.2023
• Date Posted: 06.23.2023 15:14
• Photo ID: 7878737
• VIRIN: 230623-M-TG874-1064
• Resolution: 3598x2400
• Size: 2.57 MB
• Location: YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA, US