Master Sgt. William McDowell, incoming 440th Army Band first sergeant, is promoted to the rank of first sergeant by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Linda Horton, 440th Army Band commander, after receiving the reins from Sgt. 1st Class Mark Medlin, outgoing senior noncommissioned officer (NCO), during a change of responsibility ceremony at the North Carolina National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, Raleigh, , Aug. 22, 2015. The change of responsibility ceremony signifies the senior noncommissioned officer passing his duties and responsibilities off to the incoming senior noncommissioned officer. (


Master Sgt. William McDowell, incoming 440th Army Band first sergeant, is promoted to the rank of first sergeant by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Linda Horton, 440th Army Band commander, after receiving the reins from Sgt. 1st Class Mark Medlin, outgoing senior noncommissioned officer (NCO), during a change of responsibility ceremony at the North Carolina National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, Raleigh, , Aug. 22, 2015. The change of responsibility ceremony signifies the senior noncommissioned officer passing his duties and responsibilities off to the incoming senior noncommissioned officer. ( Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher McKinnon, North Carolina National Guard / Released)


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