Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brian O'Connell, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, shakes hands with Brig. Gen. James Nixon, deputy commanding general, operations, 25th ID at the closing of the quarterly retirement ceremony at the Sgt. Smith Theater, July 10. O'Connell, who is married to Navy Lt. Commander Christine O'Connell plans on becoming a stay at home dad to the child they are expecting in August. "My wife is in the Navy, as you can tell," he said, "It's been interesting to say the least."