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Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

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Marines with the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, “the Commandant’s Own” perform during the Battle Color Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 11. The Battle Color Detachment is a ceremonial unit featuring the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, the Silent Drill Platoon and the official Marine Corps Color Guard. “The Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Silent Drill Platoon puts on a fantastic show, ‘wows’ the crowd and represents the best the Marine Corps has to offer,” said Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. The Battle Color Detachment is based out of Marine Barracks Washington, also known as “8th and I,” the oldest active post in the Marine Corps. The Marines in the detachment perform in hundreds of ceremonies across the country annually. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams/Released)

Marines with the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, “the Commandant’s Own” perform during the Battle Color Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 11. The Battle Color Detachment is a ceremonial unit featuring the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, the Silent Drill Platoon and the official Marine Corps Color Guard. “The Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Silent Drill Platoon puts on a fantastic show, ‘wows’ the crowd and represents the best the Marine Corps has to offer,” said Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. The Battle Color Detachment is based out of Marine Barracks Washington, also known as “8th and I,” the oldest active post in the Marine Corps. The Marines in the detachment perform in hundreds of ceremonies across the country annually. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams

Marines with the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, “the Commandant’s Own” perform during the Battle Color Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 11. The Battle Color Detachment is a ceremonial unit featuring the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, the Silent Drill Platoon and the official Marine Corps Color Guard. “The Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Silent Drill Platoon puts on a fantastic show, ‘wows’ the crowd and represents the best the Marine Corps has to offer,” said Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. The Battle Color Detachment is based out of Marine Barracks Washington, also known as “8th and I,” the oldest active post in the Marine Corps. The Marines in the detachment perform in hundreds of ceremonies across the country annually. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams/Released)

Marines with the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, “the Commandant’s Own” perform during the Battle Color Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 11. The Battle Color Detachment is a ceremonial unit featuring the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, the Silent Drill Platoon and the official Marine Corps Color Guard. “The Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Silent Drill Platoon puts on a fantastic show, ‘wows’ the crowd and represents the best the Marine Corps has to offer,” said Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. The Battle Color Detachment is based out of Marine Barracks Washington, also known as “8th and I,” the oldest active post in the Marine Corps. The Marines in the detachment perform in hundreds of ceremonies across the country annually. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams

Marines with the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, “the Commandant’s Own” perform during the Battle Color Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 11. The Battle Color Detachment is a ceremonial unit featuring the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, the Silent Drill Platoon and the official Marine Corps Color Guard. “The Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Silent Drill Platoon puts on a fantastic show, ‘wows’ the crowd and represents the best the Marine Corps has to offer,” said Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. The Battle Color Detachment is based out of Marine Barracks Washington, also known as “8th and I,” the oldest active post in the Marine Corps. The Marines in the detachment perform in hundreds of ceremonies across the country annually. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams/Released)

Marines with the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, “the Commandant’s Own” perform during the Battle Color Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 11. The Battle Color Detachment is a ceremonial unit featuring the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, the Silent Drill Platoon and the official Marine Corps Color Guard. “The Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Silent Drill Platoon puts on a fantastic show, ‘wows’ the crowd and represents the best the Marine Corps has to offer,” said Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. The Battle Color Detachment is based out of Marine Barracks Washington, also known as “8th and I,” the oldest active post in the Marine Corps. The Marines in the detachment perform in hundreds of ceremonies across the country annually. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams

Marines with the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, “the Commandant’s Own” perform during the Battle Color Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 11. The Battle Color Detachment is a ceremonial unit featuring the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, the Silent Drill Platoon and the official Marine Corps Color Guard. “The Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Silent Drill Platoon puts on a fantastic show, ‘wows’ the crowd and represents the best the Marine Corps has to offer,” said Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. The Battle Color Detachment is based out of Marine Barracks Washington, also known as “8th and I,” the oldest active post in the Marine Corps. The Marines in the detachment perform in hundreds of ceremonies across the country annually. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams/Released)

Marines with the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, “the Commandant’s Own” perform during the Battle Color Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 11. The Battle Color Detachment is a ceremonial unit featuring the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, the Silent Drill Platoon and the official Marine Corps Color Guard. “The Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Silent Drill Platoon puts on a fantastic show, ‘wows’ the crowd and represents the best the Marine Corps has to offer,” said Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. The Battle Color Detachment is based out of Marine Barracks Washington, also known as “8th and I,” the oldest active post in the Marine Corps. The Marines in the detachment perform in hundreds of ceremonies across the country annually. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams

Lt. Col. Gregory Rooker, right, provost marshal for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, fights in the 1995 International Sports Karate Association Welterweight Southeast U.S. Championship. Rooker holds a sixth-degree black belt in karate after 31 years of studying the style.

Lt. Col. Gregory Rooker, right, provost marshal for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, fights in the 1995 International Sports Karate Association Welterweight Southeast U.S. Championship. Rooker holds a sixth-degree black belt in karate after 31 years of studying the style.

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Lt. Col. Gregory Rooker, provost marshal for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., teaches knife defenses during a karate seminar in Tennessee in 2011. Rooker holds a sixth-degree black belt in karate after 31 years of studying the style.

Lt. Col. Gregory Rooker, provost marshal for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., teaches knife defenses during a karate seminar in Tennessee in 2011. Rooker holds a sixth-degree black belt in karate after 31 years of studying the style.

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Lt. Col. Gregory Rooker, provost marshal for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., practices Wado-Ryu karate at Coronado Beach in San Diego, Calif. Rooker holds a sixth-degree black belt in karate after 31 years of studying the style.

Lt. Col. Gregory Rooker, provost marshal for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., practices Wado-Ryu karate at Coronado Beach in San Diego, Calif. Rooker holds a sixth-degree black belt in karate after 31 years of studying the style.

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Lt. Col. Gregory Rooker, provost marshal for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., practices Wado-Ryu karate with Setamatsu Sensei, an eighth-degree black belt, in 2009. Rooker holds a sixth-degree black belt in karate after 31 years of studying the style.

Lt. Col. Gregory Rooker, provost marshal for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., practices Wado-Ryu karate with Setamatsu Sensei, an eighth-degree black belt, in 2009. Rooker holds a sixth-degree black belt in karate after 31 years of studying the style.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

Lt. Col. Gregory Rooker, provost marshal for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., practices Wado-Ryu karate at Coronado Beach in San Diego, Calif. Rooker holds a sixth-degree black belt in karate after 31 years of studying the style.

Lt. Col. Gregory Rooker, provost marshal for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., practices Wado-Ryu karate at Coronado Beach in San Diego, Calif. Rooker holds a sixth-degree black belt in karate after 31 years of studying the style.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

Marines, following the rapid Japanese retreat northward on Okinawa, pause for a moment's rest at the base of a Japanese war memorial during the Battle of Okinawa, April 12, 1945. They are (on steps) Pfc. F. O. Snowden; Navy Pharmacist's Mate, 2nd class R. Martin; (on monument, left to right) Pvt. J. T. Walton, Pvt. R. T. Ellenberg, Pfc. Clyde Brown, Pvt. Robb Brawner. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Art Sarno/Released)

Marines, following the rapid Japanese retreat northward on Okinawa, pause for a moment's rest at the base of a Japanese war memorial during the Battle of Okinawa, April 12, 1945. They are (on steps) Pfc. F. O. Snowden; Navy Pharmacist's Mate, 2nd class R. Martin; (on monument, left to right) Pvt. J. T. Walton, Pvt. R. T. Ellenberg, Pfc. Clyde Brown, Pvt. Robb Brawner. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Art Sarno/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

Pfc. Luther Woodward, a member of the 4th Ammunition Company, admires the Bronze Star awarded to him for "his bravery, initiative and battle-cunning." The award was later upgraded to the Silver Star, April 17, 1945. (Photo by Cpl. Irving Deutch/Released)

Pfc. Luther Woodward, a member of the 4th Ammunition Company, admires the Bronze Star awarded to him for "his bravery, initiative and battle-cunning." The award was later upgraded to the Silver Star, April 17, 1945. (Photo by Cpl. Irving Deutch/Released)

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The first black marines decorated by the famed 2nd Marine Dvision somewhere in the Pacific. (Left to right) Staff Sgt Timerlate Kirven and Cpl. Samuel J. Love, Sr., received Purple Hearts for wounds received in the Battle of Saipan.

The first black marines decorated by the famed 2nd Marine Dvision somewhere in the Pacific. (Left to right) Staff Sgt Timerlate Kirven and Cpl. Samuel J. Love, Sr., received Purple Hearts for wounds received in the Battle of Saipan.

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A group of the black volunteers in their dress uniforms, May 1943. Although a dress uniform was not a part of the regular equipment, most of the black Marines spend $54 out of their pay for what is generally considered the snappiest uniform in the armed services. (Photo by Roger Smith/Released)

A group of the black volunteers in their dress uniforms, May 1943. Although a dress uniform was not a part of the regular equipment, most of the black Marines spend $54 out of their pay for what is generally considered the snappiest uniform in the armed services. (Photo by Roger Smith/Released)

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Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps enlisted blacks, June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 black volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200-square-miles Marine Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C. The first Negro to enlist was Howard P. Perry. (Photo by Roger Smith/Released)

Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps enlisted blacks, June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 black volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200-square-miles Marine Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C. The first Negro to enlist was Howard P. Perry. (Photo by Roger Smith/Released)

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Sgt. Maj. Richard Charron, former sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, speaks during his relief and appointment ceremony aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., March 2. Charron relinquished his duties to Sgt. Maj. Michael Walton, former sergeant major of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning/Released)

Sgt. Maj. Richard Charron, former sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, speaks during his relief and appointment ceremony aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., March 2. Charron relinquished his duties to Sgt. Maj. Michael Walton, former sergeant major of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning

Sgt. Maj. Richard Charron, former sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, listens to remarks during his relief and appointment ceremony aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., March 2. Charron relinquished his duties to Sgt. Maj. Michael Walton, former sergeant major of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning/Released)

Sgt. Maj. Richard Charron, former sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, listens to remarks during his relief and appointment ceremony aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., March 2. Charron relinquished his duties to Sgt. Maj. Michael Walton, former sergeant major of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning

Col. Jason Woodworth (right), commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Sgt. Maj. Michael Walton, sergeant major of MCAS Miramar, Sgt. Maj. Richard Charron and two former MCAS Miramar sergeants major salute during a pass and review near the end of Charron and Walton’s relief and appointment ceremony aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., March 2. Charron relinquished command to Sgt. Maj. Michael Walton, former sergeant major of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning/Released)

Col. Jason Woodworth (right), commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Sgt. Maj. Michael Walton, sergeant major of MCAS Miramar, Sgt. Maj. Richard Charron and two former MCAS Miramar sergeants major salute during a pass and review near the end of Charron and Walton’s relief and appointment ceremony aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., March 2. Charron relinquished command to Sgt. Maj. Michael Walton, former sergeant major of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning

Sgt. Maj. Richard Charron, former sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, receives the Legion of Merit during his relief and appointment ceremony aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., March 2. Charron relinquished his duties to Sgt. Maj. Michael Walton, former sergeant major of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning/Released)

Sgt. Maj. Richard Charron, former sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, receives the Legion of Merit during his relief and appointment ceremony aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., March 2. Charron relinquished his duties to Sgt. Maj. Michael Walton, former sergeant major of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning

Sgt. Maj. Michael Walton, sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, speaks to attendees of his relief and appointment ceremony aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., March 2. Walton became sergeant major of MCAS Miramar after serving as the sergeant major of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning/Released)

Sgt. Maj. Michael Walton, sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, speaks to attendees of his relief and appointment ceremony aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., March 2. Walton became sergeant major of MCAS Miramar after serving as the sergeant major of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Alissa Schuning

Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines gather around the Mobile Aircraft Fire Training Device as Greg Hudson, MAFTD program manager and an Orlando, Fla., native, talks about the different functions of the device aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 24. The MAFTD is used by ARFF to conduct live-fire training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Robinson/Released)

Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines gather around the Mobile Aircraft Fire Training Device as Greg Hudson, MAFTD program manager and an Orlando, Fla., native, talks about the different functions of the device aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 24. The MAFTD is used by ARFF to conduct live-fire training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Robinson/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Robinson

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