A single lands between players of the 2/9etts kickball team, representing 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, during the Spouses Lejeune Area Kickball Association’s Spring Thaw Kickball Tournament. Fifteen teams comprised of Marine and Navy spouses, mostly from 2nd Marine Division, competed in the double-elimination tournament that raised approximately $5,000 for Wounded Warrior Battalion -- East. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde) - A single lands between players of the 2/9etts kickball team, representing 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, during the Spouses Lejeune Area Kickball Association’s Spring Thaw Kickball Tournament. Fifteen teams comprised of Marine and Navy spouses, mostly from 2nd Marine Division, competed in the double-elimination tournament that raised approximately $5,000 for Wounded Warrior Battalion -- East. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde)

Clinton, N.C., native Sgt. Maj. Michael F. Jones (left) and Omaha, Neb., native Sgt. Maj. Bryan K. Zickefoose (right) stand before Major Gen. John A. Toolan Jr., commanding general of the 2nd Marine Division and a Brooklyn, N.Y., native, during the division’s Relief and Appointment ceremony April 27. During the ceremony, Zickefoose replaced Jones as sergeant major of the division and Jones received the Legion of Merit. The Legion of Merit is presented to those who have distinguished themselves through exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde) - Clinton, N.C., native Sgt. Maj. Michael F. Jones (left) and Omaha, Neb., native Sgt. Maj. Bryan K. Zickefoose (right) stand before Major Gen. John A. Toolan Jr., commanding general of the 2nd Marine Division and a Brooklyn, N.Y., native, during the division’s Relief and Appointment ceremony April 27. During the ceremony, Zickefoose replaced Jones as sergeant major of the division and Jones received the Legion of Merit. The Legion of Merit is presented to those who have distinguished themselves through exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde)