U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Jason Woodworth, the incoming commanding general for Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Camp Pendleton, California, June 23, 2021. During the ceremony, Brig. Gen. Dan Conley relinquished command of MCI-West to Woodworth. Woodworth is the first Marine in history to command an MCI-West installation and then return to take command of the region. Conley will assume command of Marine Corps Installations Command in Quantico, Virginia. Conley is a native of Falmouth, Massachusetts, and Woodworth is a native of Suffield, Connecticut. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels) - U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Jason Woodworth, the incoming commanding general for Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Camp Pendleton, California, June 23, 2021. During the ceremony, Brig. Gen. Dan Conley relinquished command of MCI-West to Woodworth. Woodworth is the first Marine in history to command an MCI-West installation and then return to take command of the region. Conley will assume command of Marine Corps Installations Command in Quantico, Virginia. Conley is a native of Falmouth, Massachusetts, and Woodworth is a native of Suffield, Connecticut. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

A U.S. Marine Corps mounted color guard presents the colors during a change of command ceremony for Marine Corps Installations West-Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, at the Santa Margarita Ranch House National Historic Site on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 15, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian D. Bekkala) - A U.S. Marine Corps mounted color guard presents the colors during a change of command ceremony for Marine Corps Installations West-Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, at the Santa Margarita Ranch House National Historic Site on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 15, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian D. Bekkala)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Dwyer, right, outgoing commanding officer, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West, relinquishes command to Lt. Col. Stephen Mount, left, commanding officer, WWBN-W, during a Change of Command Ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 30, 2016. A Change of Command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one Commanding Officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Martinez, MCIWEST-MCB CamPen Combat Camera/Released) - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Dwyer, right, outgoing commanding officer, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West, relinquishes command to Lt. Col. Stephen Mount, left, commanding officer, WWBN-W, during a Change of Command Ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 30, 2016. A Change of Command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one Commanding Officer to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Martinez, MCIWEST-MCB CamPen Combat Camera/Released)

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Brig. Gen. John W. Bullard relinquished command of Marine Corps Installations West and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta during a Change of Command at the 11 Area Parade Field Aug. 1.Bullard who served as commanding general here since August 2013, acting as both the commanding general for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton as well as commanding general for MCI-West, is retiring after 31 years of honorable and faithful military service.Before taking command of MCI-West, Banta served as the commanding general of 2nd Marine Logistics Group in Camp Lejeune, N.C. - CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Brig. Gen. John W. Bullard relinquished command of Marine Corps Installations West and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta during a Change of Command at the 11 Area Parade Field Aug. 1. Bullard who served as commanding general here since August 2013, acting as both the commanding general for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton as well as commanding general for MCI-West, is retiring after 31 years of honorable and faithful military service. Before taking command of MCI-West, Banta served as the commanding general of 2nd Marine Logistics Group in Camp Lejeune, N.C.