The 2nd Infantry Division has a new Command Sergeant Major to help lead the move to Camp Humphreys:
Second Infantry Division Command Sgt. Maj. Edward Mitchell passes the unit colors to Maj. Gen. Scott McKean at Camp Casey, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. MARCUS FICHTL/STARS AND STRIPES
The 2nd Infantry Division has a new senior enlisted adviser to help oversee its move from camps near the Demilitarized Zone to a state-of-the-art base south of Seoul.
Division Command Sgt. Maj. Phil Barretto took responsibility from Command Sgt. Maj. Edward Mitchell on Friday during a ceremony at Camp Casey.
“[Barretto’s] fired up and ready to go,” said Maj. Gen. Scott McKean, the division’s commander.
Barretto, former commandant for the Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Fort Drum, N.Y., arrives on the peninsula with 26 years of experience that includes previous tours to Korea and deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. [Stars & Stripes]
Welcome back to Korea, CSM Barretto. Second to None!