Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) commanding general, gives a speech during the Regional Command (Southwest) Transfer of Authority ceremony here, Feb. 28. The Marines I MEF (Fwd) redeployed back to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., after a year of fighting the insurgency and transitioning the fight to Afghan-led operations. (U.S. Army photo by Bill Putnam/Released) - Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) commanding general, gives a speech during the Regional Command (Southwest) Transfer of Authority ceremony here, Feb. 28. The Marines I MEF (Fwd) redeployed back to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., after a year of fighting the insurgency and transitioning the fight to Afghan-led operations. (U.S. Army photo by Bill Putnam/Released)

On the third anniversary of his survival, recently retired Sgt. Maj. Raymond H. Mackey, a double amputee with Wounded Warrior Battalion East, mounted his brand new Harley Davidson Tri-Glide for the first time on Dec. 23, 2012, in Jacksonville N.C. Mackey, who has ridden motorcycles for more than 35 years, lost his legs in an improvised explosive device accident while serving with 3rd Battalion 10th Marine Regiment, in Helmand province Afghanistan in 2009. - On the third anniversary of his survival, recently retired Sgt. Maj. Raymond H. Mackey, a double amputee with Wounded Warrior Battalion East, mounted his brand new Harley Davidson Tri-Glide for the first time on Dec. 23, 2012, in Jacksonville N.C. Mackey, who has ridden motorcycles for more than 35 years, lost his legs in an improvised explosive device accident while serving with 3rd Battalion 10th Marine Regiment, in Helmand province Afghanistan in 2009.

The Down East Chapter of the Non Commissioned Officers Association of America presented Sgt. Maj. Robert G. VanOostrom, the II Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major, its annual Sergeant Major C.A. "Mack" McKinney Awards Ceremony, Feb. 8, at Sywanyks Scarlet and Gold Traditions in Jacksonville, N.C. - The Down East Chapter of the Non Commissioned Officers Association of America presented Sgt. Maj. Robert G. VanOostrom, the II Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major, its annual Sergeant Major C.A. "Mack" McKinney Awards Ceremony, Feb. 8, at Sywanyks Scarlet and Gold Traditions in Jacksonville, N.C.