Marines and families with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing participate in a change of command ceremony honoring the incoming general, Brig. Gen. Christopher A. McPhillips, and the outgoing commanding general, Maj. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, on June 25, 2019. 1st MAW operates throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility, supporting numerous operations, exercises and humanitarian aid missions. The change of command ceremony represents the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from the outgoing commanding general to the incoming commanding general. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Leo Amaro)
1st Marine Aircraft Wing Change of Command