Top Army NCO Visits Balad Hosptial, Soldiers

By Pvt. 1st Class Jesus J. Aranda, Task Force Lightning Public AffairsDecember 26, 2008

Top Army NCO Speaks to Young Soldiers
1 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston speaks to a group of lower-enlisted Soldiers at Joint Base Balad, near Balad, Iraq, Dec. 21. Preston emphasized the importance of the Army's continued transformation in their role in Iraq. "The mission in Iraq... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Top Army NCO Vists Balad Hospital
2 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Master Sgt. Charles Cooley, a Soldier with the U.S. Army "Golden Knights" Parachute Team and a Fayetteville, North Carolina native, meets with Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston Dec. 21 at the Joint Base Balad Air Force Theater Hospital, Joint ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Top Army NCO Visits Balad Hospital
3 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Jerome Watts, a fire support specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, and Rochester, New York native, shakes hands with Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston duri... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Top Army NCO Visits Balad Hospital
4 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston thanks the staff of the operating room at the Air Force Theater Hospital for their efforts devoted to the health of deployed Soldiers and Iraqi citizens Dec. 21 at Joint Base Balad, near Balad Iraq. (U.S. Army... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Top Army NCO Visits Balad Hospital
5 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Air Force Staff Sgt. Antoinette Mathis, a patient administrative sergeant attached to the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group and Columbus, Georgia native, explains to Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston how an LCD monitor is used to track patient... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Top Army NCO Visits Balad
6 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston is welcomed by Command Sergeant Major Frank M. Leota, command sergeant major, Multi-National Division - North at Joint Base Balad, near Balad, Iraq, Dec. 21. Preston led the "2008 Sergeant Major of the Army's ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL