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    Gen. Paxton becomes assistant commandant of Marine Corps [Image 2 of 20]

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    Gen. Paxton becomes assistant commandant of Marine Corps

    WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

    12.15.2012

    Photo by Sgt. Dengrier Baez 

    Marine Barracks Washington

    Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, left, and Gen. John M. Paxton, Jr., assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, right, stand in place while Paxton's promotion warrant is read during a promotion and appointment ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. Paxton relieves Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, former assistant commandant, of the post. Paxton was promoted to his current rank of general and sworn in to his new position by Amos in the same event. In attendance to the ceremony were a number of former commandants, assistant commandants and sergeants major of the Marine Corps as well as Paxton's family, friends, former and current staff members, and foreign dignitaries.

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    Date Taken: 12.15.2012
    Date Posted: 12.15.2012 19:15
    Photo ID: 802175
    VIRIN: 121215-M-RT059-031
    Resolution: 3744x5616
    Size: 11.14 MB
    Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US
    Hometown: CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, US

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