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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Brian W. Cavanaugh, commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), reflects on the impact Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (USMC Ret.) had on the Navy, Marine Corps, and those he served with in celebration of the commissioning of the USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121) in Charleston, S.C., May 14, 2022. Petersen was the first black Marine Corps aviator and the first black Marine Corps officer promoted to the general officer ranks. He served as the 1st MAW commanding general from May 1983 to June 1985. (U.S. Marine Corps video by SSgt. Branden J. Bourque/Released)
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