U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan K. Teslevich/Released 060205-M-0000A-003.jpg
Feb 5, 2006
A Marine color guard stands steady as Col. Guy M. Close (center) and Sgt. Maj. Abelardo Flores uncase the Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing colors in front of the group headquarters building, Feb. 5. The California-based group replaced their East Coast counterpart, MAG-26, as the higher headquarters for a dozen Army and Marine aviation, aviation support and medical units. MAG-16 and its subordinate squadrons provide the essential aviation support to Multinational and Iraqi ground forces across the group's area of operations. Close is the commanding officer of MAG-16 and Flores is the group sergeant major.
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