CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan --
Sgt.
Maj. R. Kevin Williamson relinquished his duties as the sergeant major of
Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan during
a relief and appointment ceremony today on Camp Foster.
Williamson
served as the sergeant major of MCIPAC since October 2013 and will now move on
to Manpower Management Division, Manpower Reserve Affairs, Headquarters Marine
Corps.
“Williamson’s
superb leadership and warrior’s ethos resonates and has strengthened our teams
and enable us to be able to do what we do best, sustain and build out the
Marine Corps power projection platforms here in the Asia-Pacific,” said Brig.
Gen. Joaquin F. Malavet, commanding general of MCIPAC.
During the ceremony, Williamson thanked the many who
supported him throughout his tenure at MCIPAC.
Williamson's
replacement is Sgt. Maj. Peter A. Siaw, who served previously as the sergeant
major for Education Command, Marine Corps University in Quantico, Virginia.
“While humble, he’s proud and he’s tough,”
said Malavet about Williamson. “While tough he’s respectful and compassionate. For
over 24 years his passion for service and loyalty to his family, America, our
Corps has been tightly woven into the fabric of his character. His character
and his warrior’s blood line run straight through the hearts and minds of every
Marine and sailor of MCIPAC.”