Lieutenant Col. Patrick W. McCuen prepares to transfer duties as commanding officer of 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, to Lt. Col. John L. Medeiros Jr. during a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 14, 2013. “You got a fantastic battalion commander coming in. He was my battalion officer,” said McCuen. “I can tell you for a fact and personally he will do great things.”