BAGHDAD—Command Sgt. Maj. Earl Rice, left, senior enlisted adviser to the United States Forces – Iraq deputy commanding general – operations, congratulates Sgt. Joshua Bice, a targeting noncommissioned officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, USD-C and a Tulia, Texas, native, during an NCO induction ceremony Aug. 26 at Camp Taji, Iraq. The NCO is the first trainer, mentor, and leader of a new Soldier and is ultimately responsible for developing Soldiers into leaders. ( Army photo by Spc

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BAGHDAD—Command Sgt. Maj. Earl Rice, left, senior enlisted adviser to the United States Forces – Iraq deputy commanding general – operations, congratulates Sgt. Joshua Bice, a targeting noncommissioned officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, USD-C and a Tulia, Texas, native, during an NCO induction ceremony Aug. 26 at Camp Taji, Iraq. The NCO is the first trainer, mentor, and leader of a new Soldier and is ultimately responsible for developing Soldiers into leaders. ( Army photo by Spc. William A. Joeckel, 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C) NCO by United States Forces - Iraq (Inactive)

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