Sgt. Maj. Lanette N. Wright salutes Col. Scott F. Benedict as she prepares to assume the duties as command sergeant major for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in front of the II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 14. Wright became the first female sergeant major of a Marine Expeditionary Unit in Marine Corps' history. - Sgt. Maj. Lanette N. Wright salutes Col. Scott F. Benedict as she prepares to assume the duties as command sergeant major for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in front of the II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 14. Wright became the first female sergeant major of a Marine Expeditionary Unit in Marine Corps' history.