U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Fausto H. Cabrera, the incoming sergeant major for Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, receives the noncommissioned officer sword from Brig. Gen. Jason G. Woodworth, the commanding general for MCI-West, MCB Camp Pendleton, during Cabrera’s appointment ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 26, 2023. Sgt. Maj. Cabrera now stands as the most senior enlisted Marine of MCI-West, MCB Camp Pendleton, which is comprised of five Marine Corps bases and stations in the southwestern United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts