U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Roderick Jones, now command

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Roderick Jones, now command sergeant major of 2nd "Spartan" Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd "Black Jack" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, receives an 1840 Cavalry saber from Lt. Col. Archie Herndon, Spartan commander, signifying his acceptance as the new Spartan senior enlisted adviser during the Spartan's change of responsibility ceremony on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2013. Jones from Flint, Mich., replaced Chepenik as the Spartan's command sergeant major. Chepenik will retire next year after 30 years of active Army service. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2nd BCT PAO, 1st Cavalry Division)