Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton -- U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Robert L. Leatherman, Wounded Warrior Battalion West battalion senior enlisted leader, middle, passes the Marine Corps noncommissioned officer’s sword to Lt. Col. Mitchell G. Guard, left, during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 4, 2024. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Robert L. Leatherman relinquished the responsibility of command senior enlisted leader for Wounded Warrior Battalion West to Sgt. Maj. Casey J. Pilkington. The ceremony represents the transfer of authority and accountability from the outgoing command senior enlisted leader to the incoming command senior enlisted leader. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).