Photo by Capt. Michael Lovas | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division | 04.01.2012
Sgt. Maj. Judson Meyer, operations sergeant major for the Brainerd, Minn., based 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor, holds a ceremonial Non-Commissioned Officer's Sword during an induction ceremony held for 45 new NCOs at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, April 1, 2012....
Photo by Capt. Michael Lovas | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division | 04.01.2012
Command Sgt. Maj. John Lepowsky of Freemont, Minn., addresses his non-commissioned officers during an NCO Induction Ceremony held at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, April 1, 2012. Lepowsky, the senior enlisted member of the Brainerd, Minn., based 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor will mark his 30th year of service during his deployment, spending more time in the Army than many of his soldiers......
Photo by Capt. Michael Lovas | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division | 04.01.2012
Command Sgt. Maj. John Lepowsky of Freemont, Minn., addresses his non-commissioned officers during an NCO Induction Ceremony held at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, April 1, 2012. Lepowsky, the senior enlisted member of the Brainerd, Minn., based 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor will mark his 30th year of service during his deployment, spending more time in the Army than many of his soldiers......
Photo by Capt. Michael Lovas | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division | 04.01.2012
Command Sgt. Maj. John Lepowsky (sitting), a tank soldier from Freemont, Minn., congratulates and shakes the hand of one of his newest non-commissioned officers and presented him with a copy of the NCO Charge and NCO Creed. Lepowsky, the senior enlisted member of the Brainerd, Minn., based 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor, welcomed 45 new sergeants into the NCO Corps and will mark his......
Photo by Capt. Michael Lovas | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division | 04.01.2012
Sgt. Loren Kosloski of St. Cloud, Minn., receives a congratulatory handshake from 1st Sgt. Tim Flahave of Royalton, Minn., welcoming Kosloski into the Non-Commissioned Officer Corps. An NCO Induction Ceremony was held for 45 new sergeants of the Brainerd, Minn., based 1st Combined Arms Battalion 194th Armor, April 1, 2012 at Camp Virginia, Kuwait....
Photo by Capt. Michael Lovas | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division | 04.01.2012
Command Sgt. Maj. John Lepowsky, a tank soldier from Freemont, Minn., stands before his newest sergeants as they pledge to uphold the charge of a non-commissioned officer. Lepowsky, the senior enlisted member of the Brainerd, Minn. based 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor, welcomed 45 new sergeants into the NCO Corps. Lepowksy will mark his 30th year of service in the Army during his......
Photo by Capt. Michael Lovas | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division | 04.01.2012
Command Sgt. Maj. John Lepowsky, a tank soldier from Freemont, Minn., stands before his newest sergeants as they pledge to uphold the charge of a non-commissioned officer. Lepowsky, the senior enlisted member of the Brainerd, Minn., based 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor, welcomed 45 new sergeants into the NCO Corps. Lepowksy will mark his 30th year of service in the Army during his......
Photo by Capt. Michael Lovas | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division | 04.01.2012
First Sgt. Tim Flahave (foreground) of Royalton, Minn., company first sergeant for the Sauk Centre, Minn., based Charlie Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor, calls his newest sergeants forward to accept the charge of leading soldiers and join the Non-Commissioned Officer Corps. The 1-194 CAB inducted 45 new NCOs during a ceremony held at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, April 1, 2012....
