‘Spartan’ CSM begins, ends career with same unit [Image 2 of 4]

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN

10.18.2013

Photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson 

2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Philip Chepenik, then command sergeant major of 2nd "Spartan" Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd "Black Jack" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, hands off an 1840 Cavalry Saber to Lt. Col. Archie Herndon, Spartan commander, signifying Chepenik's relinquishment of responsibility as the Spartan senior enlisted adviser during the Spartan's change of responsibility ceremony on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2013. Chepenik will retire next year after 30 years of active Army service. U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Roderick Jones from Flint, Mich., will replace Chepenik as the Spartan's command sergeant major. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2nd BCT PAO, 1st Cavalry Division)

• Date Taken: 10.18.2013
• Date Posted: 10.21.2013 04:45
• Photo ID: 1037489
• VIRIN: 131013-A-CJ112-745
• Resolution: 2597x4007
• Size: 4.69 MB
• Location: BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF