Lt. Col. Dale L. Farrand, commander of the 299th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a Billings, Mont., native, pins the rank of specialist onto the cap of Spc. Rebecca M. Whitlatch, with the 299th BSB, 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C and an Eaton Rapids, Mich., native, Feb. 5 during a promotion ceremony at Camp Liberty, Iraq.