Maj. Gen. R. T. Tryon, the former commanding general of Multi-National Force West, and Maj. Gen. John E. Wissler, the former deputy commanding general of MNF-West walk down the Cherry Point flight line with assistant 2nd Marine Division commander Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Craparotta after returning from Iraq, Jan. 25. Craparotta is pictured at center, in the woodland uniform; Tryon and Wissler are to his immediate left and right.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rashaun X. James

MNF-West commanders return from Iraq

26 Jan 2010 | Lance Cpl. Rashaun X. James Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. -- The Marine Corps marked the end of nearly 7 years of service in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, during a transfer of authority ceremony Jan. 23 aboard Camp Ramadi, Iraq. Tryon and Wissler then returned the night of Jan. 25 to Cherry Point where a group of officers and senior enlisted Marines from various commands greeted them with appreciation.