Lt. Gen. Anderson and Sgt. Maj. Ruiz interview

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Video by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Smith, Lance Cpl. Kanoa Thomas

Lt. Gen. Anderson and Sgt. Maj. Ruiz interview

Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)

March 21, 2024 | 2:59

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, incoming commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, 20th Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps, are interviewed after the change of command ceremony of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 21, 2024. Anderson and Ruiz addressed the importance of the change of command along with what they see in the future of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kanoa Thomas and Lance Cpl. Isaiah Smith ).