Photo by Manuel Torres-Cortes | U.S. Army Japan | 09.03.2021
CAMP ZAMA, Japan - Lt. Col. Michael S. Omodt, USAAB-J commander awards the 340th Chemical Company various decoration for their service throughout the 9-month deployment in support of U.S. Army Japan’s mission, Sept. 3. The 340th Chemical Company was deployed in late 2020 to Naval Air Facility Atsugi and assigned to U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan in order to conduct Joint and bilateral......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 09.26.2020
After 29 years of military service, 23 with the California Army National Guard, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Steven J. Rodriguez retired Sept. 27, 2020 and now plans to spend more time with his wife, Marie, two children and two Maltipoo dogs, Koa and Kalea. Rodriguez’s last stint was senior enlisted advisor in Cal Guard’s 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group. He......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 09.26.2020
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Samuel P. Yudin, incoming senior enlisted advisor of the 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, speaks to his new Soldiers and noncommissioned officers during a Sept. 26, 2020 Change of Responsibility at Seaside, California. Yudin succeeds Command Sgt. Maj. Steven J. Rodriguez, who retires after a 29-year......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 09.26.2020
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Steven J. Rodriguez, outgoing senior enlisted advisor of the 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, gives his final remarks to the unit he advised for three of his 29 years of military service during his retirement ceremony and Change of Responsibility Sept. 27, 2020 at Seaside, California. (U.S. Army National......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 09.26.2020
“Don’t be the feared leader. It doesn’t work,” declares U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Steven J. Rodriguez, outgoing senior enlisted advisor of the 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, during his Sept. 27, 2020 retirement ceremony at Seaside, California. “If Soldiers run the other way when you show up, that’s absolutely not......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 09.26.2020
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Steven J. Rodriguez, outgoing senior enlisted advisor of the 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, looks to the skies to hold back emotions during his Sept. 27, 2020 retirement ceremony at Seaside, California. Rodriguez gave his final advice and support to the battalion he supported for nearly three years. He......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 09.26.2020
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Samuel P. Yudin, right, incoming senior enlisted advisor of the 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, accepts the noncommissioned officer (NCO) sword from Command Sgt. Maj. David A. Eckert, 115th command sergeant major, signifying his acceptance of his new position during a Sept. 26, 2020 Change of......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 09.26.2020
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Steven J. Rodriguez, right, senior enlisted advisor of the 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, passes the noncommissioned officer (NCO) sword to Command Sgt. Maj. David A. Eckert, 115th Regional Support Group command sergeant major, during a Sept. 26, 2020 Change of Responsibility at Seaside, California.......
