PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Members of the 2nd “Spartan” Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd “Black Jack” Brigade Combat Te

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PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Members of the 2nd “Spartan” Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd “Black Jack” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, stand in formation during the Spartan’s Change of Responsibility Ceremony on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2013. The ceremony honored Army Command Sgt. Maj. Philip Chepenik as he relinquished responsibility as the Spartan’s senior enlisted advisor. 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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