U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Army Support Activity Fort Dix perform ceremonial customs as part of the honor guard during a change of responsibility on
April 29, 2022, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The ceremonial event was held to symbolize the transition of authority from Command Sgt. Maj. Tamara Edwards to Command Sgt. Maj. James Van Zlike. A change of responsibility ceremony is a traditional event meant to reinforce noncommissioned officer authority in the U.S. Army and highlights their support to the chain of command.
NOTE: Soldier nearest photographer wears the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) insignia.
This placement denotes that this soldier was in combat, while assigned to this unit. The soldier next to him wears the 89th Sustainment Brigade insignia. (The W stands for Wild West, which its lineage is traced to the famed-WWII 89th Infantry Division.)
U.S. Army Reserve Brig. Gen Wanda Williams (left), commander of the 7th Mission Support Command, pins the Meritorious Service Medal to Lt. Col. Gregory Larson (right), out-going commander of the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, prior to a change of command ceremony,
May 8, 2022 at
Daenner Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany. Larson was replaced by Lt. Col. Kevin Kaufman as the commanding officer of the 457th CAB. (U.S. Army Photo by Elisabeth Paqué)
NOTE: BG William's insignia (below US Flag) is that of the inactivated, 22nd Support Command, identifying her service in Operation Desert Shield & Desert Storm, 1990-1991. Next to BG Williams is Command Sergeant Major Robert D. Eck, also a veteran of the 1991 Gulf War, by his wearing of the 197th Infantry Brigade Insignia.