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2nd Bn., 1st Marines holds assumption of command ceremony
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in an assumption of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 8, 2026. During the ceremony, Sgt Maj. John Trickler relinquished command of the battalion to Lt. Co
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U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in an assumption of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 8, 2026. During the ceremony, Sgt Maj. John Trickler relinquished command of the battalion to Lt. Col. Jason Retter. Trickler is a native of Tennessee and Retter is a native of Pennsylvania. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Ruby Centeno and Lance Cpl. Samuel Krause)
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