U.S. Marine Corps Col. John Polidoro, outgoing commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Col. John Polidoro, outgoing commanding officer, Headquarters and Support Battalion (H&S Bn.), Marine Corps Installations-West (MCI-W), speaks during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 12, 2018. Polidoro is a graduate of the Armor Officer Basic Course at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and served as a tank platoon commander, with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, and Company Inspector-Instructor, 4th Tank Battalion, Yakima, Washington, before taking command of H&S Bn., MCI-W. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)