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BAGHDAD – The 601st Aviation Support Battalion, Combat Aviation Brigade said goodbye to one leader and welcomed another June 20 in a transfer of responsibility ceremony on Camp Taji, Iraq.
Command Sgt. Maj. Aaron Alexander replaced Sgt. Maj. Brian Hauke, who served as 601st ASB’s senior non-commissioned officer through the unit’s first three months deployment.
The CAB, 1st Inf. Div. is currently on 12-month deployment schedule in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The ceremony took place in front of the battalion’s headquarters building, and even in a combat zone, was performed with the typical grandeur of military drill and ceremony. In the center-piece of the ceremony, Alexander took hold of the non-commissioned officers sword, signifying his assumption of responsibility and authority in the battalion.
As the new senior NCO, Alexander will guide the battalion through the remainder of its deployment, a task he said “will be full of surprises and challenges.”
The brigade is projected to be the Army’s lone aviation asset in Iraq, and is already expanding across the country. The increased area of responsibility will increase the amount of work for 601st, the brigade’s only dedicated support battalion.
Since deploying to Camp Taji in March, the battalion has pumped over 500,000 gallons of fuel, completed 28 aircraft phases and completed over 2,000 work orders. The battalion is also responsible for Camp Taji’s dining facilities, which feed approximately 10,000 Soldiers and civilians.
“I look forward to the challenges,” said Alexander in a speech concluding the ceremony, “and I know as a team – one team – we will overcome anything in our way.”
| Date Taken: | 06.20.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 06.20.2010 15:15 |
| Story ID: | 51700 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
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