The Navy commission Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS John Basilone (DDG 122) in New York City, New York, on November 9, 2024. U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Base Quantico laid wreaths to honor Sgt. Maj. Henry H. Black, the seventh Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, at Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, Virginia, Nov. 10, 2024. Wreath laying ceremonies are held to honor past Commandants and Sergeants Major as part of the Marine Corps Birthday customs and traditions.
(U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Joseph E. DeMarcus)
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black was in the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps (JROTC) in high school. Black shared with me a little bit of his prequel, one that predates his time in the Marine Corps, but would come to define it and his life as a whole.
The Navy and Marine Corps welcome their newest naval Aviator, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Brenda McCarthy at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., May 27, 2021.
