2 U.S. Army Aviation Soldiers, family, and friends gathered on Howze Field to welcome a new chief warrant officer of the aviation branch to the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker during a change of responsibility ceremony May 27, 2021.
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Michael Myke L. Lewis Jr., incoming chief warrant officer of the Aviation Branch, assumed responsibility from Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jonathan P. Koziol as the officer saber passed to him from ceremony host Maj. Gen. David J. Francis, USAACE and Fort Rucker commanding general.
The saber is one of the most enduring weapons on the battlefield and is symbolic of technical and tactical skill, which are fundamental characteristics of today’s warrant officer.