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180607-M-OL895-012.JPG - Sgt. Maj. Robert Tellez, the Marine Aircraft Group 11 sergeant major, reads a citation for the Navy and Marine Corps Medal being presented to Sgt. Nathan Hanbury, an F/A-18 electrical systems technician with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron [VMFA(AW)] 225, during a ceremony June 7 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, for his actions on Aug. 10, 2016. Hanbury, with complete disregard for his own safety, immediately ran into the water at Panama City Beach, Florida, when he saw a teenager struggling to stay above the water. Hanbury encouraged the teenager to keep swimming and helped him back to the safety of the shore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brytani Wheeler)

Col. Rick Uribe, former commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, salutes Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 10. Uribe assumed command of MAG-11 on July 28, 2013, and will continue his career at Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens) - Col. Rick Uribe, former commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, salutes Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 10. Uribe assumed command of MAG-11 on July 28, 2013, and will continue his career at Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens)