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Video by Sgt. Luc Boatman, Cpl. Emeline Swyers

3rd MAW Change of Command

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

July 2, 2024 | 5:12

Third Marine Aircraft Wing holds a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 2, 2024. During the ceremony, Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte relinquished command to Maj. Gen. James B. Wellons. The change of command ceremony signifies the transition to new leadership and a continuation of the unit’s constant preparedness to fight and win. The mission of 3rd MAW is to provide combat ready, expeditionary aviation forces capable of short notice, world-wide employment in response to regional combatant commanders’, component commanders’, and Marine Air-Ground Task Force Commanders’ tasking. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Luc Boatman and Sgt. Emeline Swyers)