Lt. Col. Rafael Candelario II, commanding officer, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, observes his battalion's pass in review during the deactivation ceremony of D Company "Dragoons" aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 09, 2018. D Company was deactivated by order of the Commandant of the Marine Corps after 32 years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris) - Lt. Col. Rafael Candelario II, commanding officer, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, observes his battalion's pass in review during the deactivation ceremony of D Company "Dragoons" aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 09, 2018. D Company was deactivated by order of the Commandant of the Marine Corps after 32 years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris)
Lt. Col. Jeff Kenney, commanding officer, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Maj. Michael Miller, battalion sergeant major, 3/4, prepare to case the battalion's colors during its deactivation ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, May 30, 2014. The battalion was the most deployed Marine Corps battalion in the past decade, seeing five deployments to Iraq, one unit deployment program, and three deployments to Afghanistan. - Lt. Col. Jeff Kenney, commanding officer, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Maj. Michael Miller, battalion sergeant major, 3/4, prepare to case the battalion's colors during its deactivation ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, May 30, 2014. The battalion was the most deployed Marine Corps battalion in the past decade, seeing five deployments to Iraq, one unit deployment program, and three deployments to Afghanistan.