 Good morning and welcome to today's Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony for the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, Airborne, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Airborne. Today, Command Sergeant Major Frank E. Batz will assume his responsibility as the Battalion Command Sergeant Major of the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, Airborne. The officiating officer for today's ceremony is Lieutenant Colonel Jefferson D. Burgess, Commander of the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, Airborne.