PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Army Command Sgt. Maj. Philip Chepenik, then command sergeant major of 2nd “Spartan” Brigade

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PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Army Command Sgt. Maj. Philip Chepenik, then command sergeant major of 2nd “Spartan” Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd “Black Jack” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, hands off an 1840 Cavalry Saber to Lt. Col. Archie Herndon, Spartan commander, signifying Chepenik’s relinquishment of responsibility as the Spartan senior enlisted advisor during the Spartan’s Change of Responsibility Ceremony on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2013. Chepenik will retire next year after 30 years of active Army service. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Roderick Jones from Flint, Mich. will replace Chepenik as the Spartan’s command sergeant major.

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