IZMIR, Turkey – U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John Thomson, Commander of Allied Land Command (LANDCOM), passed the pace stick to Canadian Army Chief Warrant Officer Kevin Mathers, the incoming Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL), at the LANDCOM Headquarters signifying the change in CSELs during the Change of Responsibility Ceremony held June 21, 2019 in Izmir, Turkey. Pace sticks in Commonwealth armed forces are used by the Regimental Sergeant Major when they lead troops. (NATO photo taken by Spanish Army Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Fernandez, LANDCOM Public Affairs.)
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