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Sgt. Maj. Octaviano Gallegos Jr. relinquishes his duties as the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Lanette N. Wright, March 14, 2014, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Gallegos, a Las Cruces, N.M., native, left the 24th MEU after 2 deployments and will assume the role of sergeant major for the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, March 17, 2014. - Sgt. Maj. Octaviano Gallegos Jr. relinquishes his duties as the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Lanette N. Wright, March 14, 2014, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Gallegos, a Las Cruces, N.M., native, left the 24th MEU after 2 deployments and will assume the role of sergeant major for the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, March 17, 2014.

Col. Scott F. Benedict, center, the commanding officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, delivers a unit gift to Sgt. Maj. Octaviano Gallegos Jr., the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit sergeant major, March 14, 2014, after a unit physical training event at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Gallegos' relinquished duties as 24th MEU sergeant major later in the day to Sgt. Maj. Lanette N. Wright, who will be the first female MEU sergeant major. - Col. Scott F. Benedict, center, the commanding officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, delivers a unit gift to Sgt. Maj. Octaviano Gallegos Jr., the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit sergeant major, March 14, 2014, after a unit physical training event at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Gallegos' relinquished duties as 24th MEU sergeant major later in the day to Sgt. Maj. Lanette N. Wright, who will be the first female MEU sergeant major.