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CAMP ADDER, Iraq – The 3rd Special Troops Battalion recently welcomed 23 noncommissioned officers into the NCO Corps during an induction ceremony at Memorial Hall on Camp Adder Feb. 4.
The inductees were Sgt. Clifford Arend, Sgt. Jared Boss, Sgt. Kevin Broderick, Sgt. Samuel Brown, Sgt. Matthew Murr, Sgt. Nicolai Rosario, and Sgt. Gilberto Salinas, all with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop; Sgt. Crystalynn Johnson, Sgt. Anthony Palumba, Sgt. Shaun Phillips, Sgt. Steven Thorsen, and Sgt. Denise Wilkie, all from Headquarters and Headquarters Company.
Also inducted were Sgt. Jeffrey Collins, Sgt. Jeremy Klingler, Sgt. Amon Santiago, Sgt. Christopher Szuhay, and Sgt. Mark Wangerien, all from Company A; Sgt. Aleksey Kolyushin, Sgt. Steve McGloin, Sgt. Robert McHugh, Sgt. Matthew Perry, Sgt. Corey Trammell, and Sgt. James Williams, all from Company B; and Sgt. Mackey Issac with the 422nd Military Police Company.
The ceremony placed specific emphasis on what makes a good leader and several portions of the ceremony, such as the recitation of the NCO Creed, brought light to what is expected of the newly-inducted NCOs who are all assigned to 3rd STB, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 4th Infantry Division.
“I’ve been around a lot of great NCOs who I have learned from,” said Arend, a fire support specialist from San Diego, Calif. “I’ve learned to have loyalty to my soldiers through them. Also, I’ve learned that integrity is an important quality to have. You have to lead by example.”
Command Sgt. Maj. Leida Anderson, the battalion sergeant major, hopes the ceremony instills a level of confidence and pride in the inductees that will drive them to do well in their careers as leaders.
“This makes NCOs step up and fully understand their responsibility of when they accepted the rank of sergeant,” she said.
“Every NCO has taken the necessary steps to make sure that they are successful in their jobs,” said Anderson. “I hope that when we transition back to garrison, we put forth that effort to ensure that we are as successful in garrison as we have been [in Iraq].”
| Date Taken: | 02.04.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 02.14.2011 06:49 |
| Story ID: | 65399 |
| Location: | CAMP ADDER, IQ |
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