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Sgt. Maj. Ernest W. Rose was born in San Jose, Calif. He enlisted in the marine Corps Dec. 26, 1990. Rose was assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 3 in 2011 aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii before transferring to Marine Corps Air Station in 2013, and then to Headquarters Battalion in January 2014 as the battalion sergeant major. His personal awards include the navy Commendation Medal with four gold stars, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with three gold stars, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal with one silver star and one bronze star. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg) - Sgt. Maj. Ernest W. Rose was born in San Jose, Calif. He enlisted in the marine Corps Dec. 26, 1990. Rose was assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 3 in 2011 aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii before transferring to Marine Corps Air Station in 2013, and then to Headquarters Battalion in January 2014 as the battalion sergeant major. His personal awards include the navy Commendation Medal with four gold stars, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with three gold stars, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal with one silver star and one bronze star. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg)

Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben (right), Chaplain of the Marine Corps, and native of Warrington, Penn., speaks with a sailor during a meet and greet at the Chaplain Joseph W. Estabrook Chapel aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 2, 2013. Kibben was appointed as the 18th Chaplain of the Marine Corps in 2010 also the first female to do so. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg) - Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben (right), Chaplain of the Marine Corps, and native of Warrington, Penn., speaks with a sailor during a meet and greet at the Chaplain Joseph W. Estabrook Chapel aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 2, 2013. Kibben was appointed as the 18th Chaplain of the Marine Corps in 2010 also the first female to do so. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg)