The assistant wing commander of 3d Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), Brig. Gen. Kevin M. Iiams (left), awards the Meritorious Service Medal to the outgoing commanding officer of Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 (MWHS-3), 3d MAW, Lt. Col. Shawn J. Budd (right), during a change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 2, 2015. The change of command ceremony is a tradition in the Marine Corps that demonstrates the passing of authority from the outgoing commanding officer to the incoming commanding officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Allison J. Herman, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Combat Camera/Released)