Sgt. Maj. Richard W. Ashton (left), former sergeant major of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, stands beside oncoming Sgt. Maj. Thomas F. Hall during a post and relief ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Sept. 30. As Hall prepares to take the reins as MARSOC's top senior-enlisted, Ashton is retiring after 32 years of service. - Sgt. Maj. Richard W. Ashton (left), former sergeant major of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, stands beside oncoming Sgt. Maj. Thomas F. Hall during a post and relief ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Sept. 30. As Hall prepares to take the reins as MARSOC's top senior-enlisted, Ashton is retiring after 32 years of service.