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Fort Campbell Garrison to conduct Change of Responsibility ceremony

Fort Campbell KY, 101st Airborne DivisionFort Campbell, KY – Command Sgt. Maj. Mark F. Herndon will relinquish responsibility as command sergeant major of the Fort Campbell Garrison, a component of the Installation Management Command, to Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen W. Bower  at a ceremony at in front of the Garrison Headquarters on September 6th.

Herndon has been command sergeant major of the Fort Campbell Garrison since April 2009. His next assignment will be as the rear detachment command sergeant major for the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).

Command Sgt. Maj. Mark F. Herndon and Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen W. Bower


Bower’s most recent assignment was as the command sergeant major with 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry at Fort Benning, GA.

The command sergeant major is the senior enlisted advisor to the commander and carries out policies and standards of the performance, training, appearance, and conduct of enlisted personnel. The command sergeant major advises and initiates recommendations to the commander and staff in matters pertaining to the local noncommissioned officer support channel.

Like the old sage of times past, the command sergeant major’s counsel is expected to be calm, settled and unequivocally accurate, but with an energy and enthusiasm that never wanes, even in the worst of times.

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