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, received the Army Bronze Star award for his deployment to Afghanistan with Black Jack, prior to 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. replaced Chepenik as the Spartan’s command sergeant major.

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