After 36 years of service to our country, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Sergeant Major Brian Bataglia held his retirement ceremony today at Joint Basemeyer Henderson Hall. Sergeant Major Bataglia served as the principal military advisor to the chairman and a Secretary of Defense on all matters involving joint and combined total force integration, utilization, health force, and joint development for enlisted personnel. At the same ceremony, the incoming SEAC, Command Sergeant Major John Wayne Troxel was administered his oath of office by journal Joseph Dunford, the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Also on hand was General Martin Dempsey, the 18th chairman who worked alongside Sergeant Major Bataglia for the past four years. He was my confidant and my advisor. But he was also several of them. He was the lead scout for the joint force. He was the champion of soldier, sailor, airman, Marines, and coast guard. He was the coach of the senior enlisted leaders of our services. And he was the mentor of the senior enlisted leaders of our combat and communities. Reporting from Joint Basemeyer Henderson Hall, Army Staff Sergeant Jadel Samara.