Command Sgt. Maj. John Phlegar (center), the incoming senior noncommissioned officer in charge, 38th Troop Command, Alaska Army National Guard, inspects the ceremonial scepter during a change of responsibility ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 30. Phlegar assumed the role as the senior enlisted leader from Command Sgt. Maj. Maureen Meehan (left), making Phlegar the senior noncommissioned officer in charge of the brigade. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edward Eagerton)