Rizzo relinquishes command of Marine Corps Installations East to Pace
260508-M-KU714-1424.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Erica Padgett

May 8, 2026
MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Gregory B. Pace, the incoming commander, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, addresses service members and civilian guests attending the change of command ceremony at W.P.T. Hill Field on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 8, 2026. During the ceremony, Rizzo relinquished command of MCIEAST to Pace. Pace is a native of Tuskegee, Alabama, and Rizzo is a native of Charlestown, Massachusetts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erica S. Padgett)


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