La. Guard s top enlisted leader retires, new leader assumes role
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Command Sgt. Major Clifford Ockman Jr. receives the Noncommissioned Officer Sword from Brig. Gen. D. Keith Waddell, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, signifying the assumption of responsibility as the senior enlisted leader of the entire LANG at the Camp Beauregard post theater in Pineville, La., Dec. 6, 2020. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou)
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BATON ROUGE, La. - Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Joey Stiefvater retired and relinquished responsibility of the Louisiana National Guard as the senior enlisted leader to Command Sgt. Maj. Clifford Ockman, Jr. during an official ceremony at the Camp Beauregard post theater in Pineville, Louisiana, Dec. 6.
7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 11, 2020) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District honored its retiring deputy district engineer yesterday. Few people were physically present due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, but more than 120 employees, leaders, and friends joined the ceremony virtually to make sure they recognized Patty Coffey’s impactful career and unique blend of strong and caring leadership.
Lt. Col. Sonny B. Avichal, Nashville District commander, presented Coffey with the Department of the Army Superior Civilian Service Medal on behalf of Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commanding general, for more than 40 years of outstanding and faithful service to the nation.