Currahees conduct change of responsibility cremony

By justin moellerOctober 15, 2013

Currahees conduct change of responsibility cremony
1 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan " U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Franklin Velez, command sergeant major of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stands in front of the brigade formation for the first time as the brigade's comm... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Currahees conduct change of responsibility cremony
2 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan " U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, outgoing command sergeant major of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stands in front of the brigade formation for a final time, during a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Currahees conduct change of responsibility cremony
3 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan " U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, outgoing command sergeant major of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), gives a speech to a gathering of his peers during a change of respo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Currahees conduct change of responsibility cremony
4 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan " U.S. Army Maj. Mark Morgan, brigade chaplain for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), says a prayer at the beginning of a change of responsibility ceremony, Sep. 24, 2013, at Forward Opera... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Currahees conduct change of responsibility cremony
5 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan " The colors of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), flutter in the wind, during a change of responsibility ceremony, Sep. 24, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan. (U.S. ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Currahees conduct change of responsibility cremony
6 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan " U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Jared R. Geleney, first sergeant of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stands in front of the brigade formation during a change of r... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Currahees conduct change of responsibility cremony
7 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan " U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, outgoing command sergeant major of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stands in front of the brigade formation for a final time, during a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Currahees conduct change of responsibility cremony
8 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan " U.S. Army Col. Val C. Keaveny Jr., commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), gives a speech about Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, outgoing command sergeant major of the 4thB... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Currahees conduct change of responsibility cremony
9 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan " U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, outgoing command sergeant major of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stands in front of the brigade formation for a final time, during a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Currahees conduct change of responsibility cremony
10 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan " With a salute, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, outgoing command sergeant major of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), passes the brigade formation over to Command Sgt. Ma... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Currahees conduct change of responsibility cremony
11 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan " U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, outgoing command sergeant major of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), gives a speech on his time spent as the Currahee Command Sgt. Maj.,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Currahees conduct change of responsibility cremony
12 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan " U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Franklin Velez, the replacing command sergeant major of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), listens as Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, the outgoing comm... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Currahees conduct change of responsibility cremony
13 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan " U.S. Army Soldiers stand at attention, during a change of responsibility ceremony for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Sep. 24, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan. ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Currahees conduct change of responsibility cremony
14 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan " U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Franklin Velez, the new command sergeant major of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stands in front of the brigade formation, during a change of responsibili... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

The Currahees would like to thank Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston for the time he spent as the command sergeant major of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and would like to wish him the best of luck as he steps in to his new role as the division command sergeant major of the 1st Infantry Division "Big Red One".

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