Via promotes 401st AFSB NCOs

By Summer BarkleyJanuary 18, 2013

Via promotes 401st AFSB NCOs
1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – General Dennis L. Via, Army Materiel Command commanding general, affixes the sergeant first class rank insignia on Sgt. 1st Class David D. Gavril, AFSBn-Bagram S3 Battle Non-commissioned officer in charge, during a promotion ceremony held at brigade ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Via promotes 401st AFSB NCOs
2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – General Dennis L. Via, Army Materiel Command commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald T. Riling, AMC command sergeant major, flank Sergeants First Class David D. Gavril, AFSBn-Bagram, 401st Army Field Support Brigade, S3 Battle non-commission... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Via promotes 401st AFSB NCOs
3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – General Dennis L. Via, Army Materiel Command commanding general, affixes the sergeant first class rank insignia on Sgt. 1st Class Jacqueline P. Watkins 401st AFSB S4 Non-commissioned officer in charge, during a promotion ceremony held at brigade head... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan--Sergeants First Class David D. Gavril, AFSBn-Bagram, 401st Army Field Support Brigade, S3 battle non-commissioned officer in charge, and Jacqueline P. Watkins 401st AFSB S4 non-commissioned officer in charge, were promoted to their current rank by Gen. Dennis L. Via, Army Materiel Command commanding general, Jan. 15 in a promotion ceremony at brigade headquarters.

"Promoting Soldiers is the best thing I get to do," said Via. "Sergeants First Class are the backbone of the NCO corps."

The promotion was witnessed by a formation of 401st AFSB personnel who had attended the command overview brief presented to Via by Col. Mark A. Paget, 401st AFSB commander.

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