В Огайо состоялась церемония передачи полномочий новому командиру сержант-майору Национальной гвардии

The Ohio National Guard welcomed a new top enlisted leader this week. The Guard hosted a change-of-responsibility ceremony between Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Metter, the Guard’s incoming state command sergeant major, and the retiring command sergeant major, William Workley. The change was marked Thursday, Sept. 3, at Guard headquarters, the Maj. Gen. Robert Beightler Armory in Columbus. Metter enlisted in the Guard in early 1998 and has more than 28 years of military service. As state command sergeant major, Metter will serve as the principal enlisted adviser to the assistant adjutant general for Army. Throughout his career, Metter has served in several leadership positions, including command sergeant major of the 112th Engineer Battalion and 16th Engineer Brigade, operations and training directorate sergeant major for the Guard, and command sergeant major of the 5th Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Regiment. His military service includes deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Workley began his military career in 1984 and has served in several leadership positions across more than four decades of service. His assignments include command sergeant major of Special Troops Battalion, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and 73rd Troop Command, as well as serving as Ohio’s first command senior enlisted leader. The Ohio Army National Guard and the Ohio Air National Guard have some 17,000 members.