U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew King ()
U.S. Marine Corp Maj. Jesse Schmitt, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Collections Manager, center, reaffirms his oath during his promotion to major during a ceremony on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 3, 2023. Promotion ceremonies are a time-honored tradition in the Marine Corps to recognize and congratulate Marines when they get promoted. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a ready and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.
