U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Oliver Damon, outgoing CSM of the 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion, passes a saber to Command Sgt. Maj. Rodney Plamondon, CSM of the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, during the change responsibility for Command Sgt. Maj. Alexandre Santana, incoming CSM of the 578 BEB, at Kearny Mesa Recreation Park, Calif., on June 4, 2022. The change of responsibility ceremony is a traditional event meant to reinforce noncommissioned officer authority in the U.S. Army and highlights their support to the chain of command.