Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett, the commanding general of Army Central, presents Spc. Benjamin Baldwin, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew chief, for A Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, with his first combat patch, during an impromptu combat patch ceremony on the helicopter landing pad, on Ali Al Salem Air Base, May 20. Garrett surprised the crew chiefs with the impromptu stop and shared his story of how he received his first combat patch. ( Army photo by Lt. Col. Derek Johnson, USARCENT)

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