Thursday morning’s ceremony marked a change of command at the 3rd Infantry Division as Maj. Gen. Charles Costanza passed along the post to Maj. Gen. Christopher Norrie.
After three days of brainstorming, discussions and guest speakers, the goal is for each sergeant major to come away with actionable solutions, said Sgt. Maj. Osvaldo Martinez of the Army’s People First Task Force and coordinator of the summit.
During a ceremony Thursday to honor the three NCOs, each one credited their suicide prevention training from the Army and the increased focus on building relationships among troops for preparing them to deal with the situation.