{"id":313872,"date":"2024-10-27T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=313872"},"modified":"2024-10-28T20:31:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T20:31:06","slug":"one-command-sergeant-major-leaves-another-joins-1st-battalion-4th-infantry-regiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=313872","title":{"rendered":"One command sergeant major leaves, another joins 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ql-editor\">\n<div class=\"editor-image photo-slideshow\">\n<figure class=\"photo cur-photo\">\n          <span class=\"centered-image\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"img-container\"><br \/>\n              <a class=\"rich-text-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/10\/28\/a357d96c\/original.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>              <\/a><br \/>\n                              <span class=\"ss-move ss-prev\"><br \/>\n                  <span class=\"ss-move-button\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"ss-move ss-next\"><br \/>\n                  <span class=\"ss-move-button\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                          <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/span><figcaption>\n                          <span class=\"image-count\">1 \/ 6<\/span><br \/>\n              <span class=\"image-caption-button\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-button-text caption-button-hide\">Show Caption +<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-button-text caption-button-show\">Hide Caption \u2013<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"image-caption\"><br \/>\n              <span class=\"caption-text\"><br \/>\n                USAG BAVARIA &#8211; HOHENFELS, Germany \u2013 Lt. Col. Daniel Huff, right, commander of the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, hands the unit colors to incoming 1st Bn., 4th Inf. Regt. Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Tocco, signifying Tocco&#8217;s assumption of responsibility. The 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment held a change of responsibility ceremony Oct. 28, 2024 at the Rodney J. Harris Sports and Fitness Center. The unit bade Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua E. Lothspeich farewell and welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Tocco. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Gatchell, USAG Bavaria Public Affairs)<br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-author\"> (Photo Credit: Bryan Gatchell)<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/10\/28\/a357d96c\/original.jpg\" title=\"View original\" target=\"_blank\">VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"photo\">\n          <span class=\"centered-image\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"img-container\"><br \/>\n              <a class=\"rich-text-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/10\/28\/2c23b4af\/original.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Anthem\" src=\"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/size0-full-523.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n              <\/a><br \/>\n                              <span class=\"ss-move ss-prev\"><br \/>\n                  <span class=\"ss-move-button\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"ss-move ss-next\"><br \/>\n                  <span class=\"ss-move-button\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                          <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/span><figcaption>\n                          <span class=\"image-count\">2 \/ 6<\/span><br \/>\n              <span class=\"image-caption-button\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-button-text caption-button-hide\">Show Caption +<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-button-text caption-button-show\">Hide Caption \u2013<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"image-caption\"><br \/>\n              <span class=\"caption-text\"><br \/>\n                USAG BAVARIA &#8211; HOHENFELS, Germany \u2013 The 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment held a change of responsibility ceremony Oct. 28, 2024 at the Rodney J. Harris Sports and Fitness Center. The unit bade Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua E. Lothspeich farewell and welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Tocco. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Gatchell, USAG Bavaria Public Affairs)<br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-author\"> (Photo Credit: Bryan Gatchell)<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/10\/28\/2c23b4af\/original.jpg\" title=\"View original\" target=\"_blank\">VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"photo\">\n          <span class=\"centered-image\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"img-container\"><br \/>\n              <a class=\"rich-text-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/10\/28\/ef1dfe9a\/original.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Change out\" src=\"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/size0-full-524.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n              <\/a><br \/>\n                              <span class=\"ss-move ss-prev\"><br \/>\n                  <span class=\"ss-move-button\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"ss-move ss-next\"><br \/>\n                  <span class=\"ss-move-button\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                          <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/span><figcaption>\n                          <span class=\"image-count\">3 \/ 6<\/span><br \/>\n              <span class=\"image-caption-button\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-button-text caption-button-hide\">Show Caption +<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-button-text caption-button-show\">Hide Caption \u2013<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"image-caption\"><br \/>\n              <span class=\"caption-text\"><br \/>\n                USAG BAVARIA &#8211; HOHENFELS, Germany \u2013 From left, incoming 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Tocco; Lt. Col. Daniel Huff, 1st Bn., 4th Inf. Regt. commander; and Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Lothspeich, outgoing 1st Bn., 4th Inf. Regt. command sergeant major, finish the official portion of their unit&#8217;s change of responsibility. The 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment held a change of responsibility ceremony Oct. 28, 2024 at the Rodney J. Harris Sports and Fitness Center. The unit bade Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua E. Lothspeich farewell and welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Tocco. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Gatchell, USAG Bavaria Public Affairs)<br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-author\"> (Photo Credit: Bryan Gatchell)<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/10\/28\/ef1dfe9a\/original.jpg\" title=\"View original\" target=\"_blank\">VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"photo\">\n          <span class=\"centered-image\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"img-container\"><br \/>\n              <a class=\"rich-text-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/10\/28\/97eb8dea\/original.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"New CSM\" src=\"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/size0-full-525.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n              <\/a><br \/>\n                              <span class=\"ss-move ss-prev\"><br \/>\n                  <span class=\"ss-move-button\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"ss-move ss-next\"><br \/>\n                  <span class=\"ss-move-button\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                          <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/span><figcaption>\n                          <span class=\"image-count\">4 \/ 6<\/span><br \/>\n              <span class=\"image-caption-button\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-button-text caption-button-hide\">Show Caption +<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-button-text caption-button-show\">Hide Caption \u2013<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"image-caption\"><br \/>\n              <span class=\"caption-text\"><br \/>\n                USAG BAVARIA &#8211; HOHENFELS, Germany \u2013 Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Tocco, the incoming command sergeant major of the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, walks by a crowd. The 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment held a change of responsibility ceremony Oct. 28, 2024 at the Rodney J. Harris Sports and Fitness Center. The unit bade Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua E. Lothspeich farewell and welcomed Tocco. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Gatchell, USAG Bavaria Public Affairs)<br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-author\"> (Photo Credit: Bryan Gatchell)<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/10\/28\/97eb8dea\/original.jpg\" title=\"View original\" target=\"_blank\">VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"photo\">\n          <span class=\"centered-image\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"img-container\"><br \/>\n              <a class=\"rich-text-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/10\/28\/f1e56898\/original.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CSM, Soldiers of 1-4\" src=\"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/size0-full-526.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n              <\/a><br \/>\n                              <span class=\"ss-move ss-prev\"><br \/>\n                  <span class=\"ss-move-button\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"ss-move ss-next\"><br \/>\n                  <span class=\"ss-move-button\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                          <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/span><figcaption>\n                          <span class=\"image-count\">5 \/ 6<\/span><br \/>\n              <span class=\"image-caption-button\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-button-text caption-button-hide\">Show Caption +<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-button-text caption-button-show\">Hide Caption \u2013<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"image-caption\"><br \/>\n              <span class=\"caption-text\"><br \/>\n                USAG BAVARIA &#8211; HOHENFELS, Germany \u2013 Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Tocco, the incoming command sergeant major of the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, stands in front of Soldiers of his unit. The 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment held a change of responsibility ceremony Oct. 28, 2024 at the Rodney J. Harris Sports and Fitness Center. The unit bade Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua E. Lothspeich farewell and welcomed Tocco. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Gatchell, USAG Bavaria Public Affairs)<br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-author\"> (Photo Credit: Bryan Gatchell)<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/10\/28\/f1e56898\/original.jpg\" title=\"View original\" target=\"_blank\">VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"photo\">\n          <span class=\"centered-image\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"img-container\"><br \/>\n              <a class=\"rich-text-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/10\/28\/6c96359f\/original.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Outgoing 1-4 CSM\" src=\"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/size0-full-527.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n              <\/a><br \/>\n                              <span class=\"ss-move ss-prev\"><br \/>\n                  <span class=\"ss-move-button\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"ss-move ss-next\"><br \/>\n                  <span class=\"ss-move-button\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                          <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/span><figcaption>\n                          <span class=\"image-count\">6 \/ 6<\/span><br \/>\n              <span class=\"image-caption-button\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-button-text caption-button-hide\">Show Caption +<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-button-text caption-button-show\">Hide Caption \u2013<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"image-caption\"><br \/>\n              <span class=\"caption-text\"><br \/>\n                USAG BAVARIA &#8211; HOHENFELS, Germany \u2013 Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua E. Lothspeich, the outgoing command sergeant major of the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, talks to Hohenfels community members following his ceremonial relinquishment of responsibility. The 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment held a change of responsibility ceremony Oct. 28, 2024 at the Rodney J. Harris Sports and Fitness Center. The unit bade Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua E. Lothspeich farewell and welcomed Tocco. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Gatchell, USAG Bavaria Public Affairs)<br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-author\"> (Photo Credit: Bryan Gatchell)<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/10\/28\/6c96359f\/original.jpg\" title=\"View original\" target=\"_blank\">VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>USAG BAVARIA &#8211; HOHENFELS, Germany \u2013 The 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment held a change of responsibility ceremony Oct. 28, 2024 at the Rodney J. Harris Sports and Fitness Center.<\/p>\n<p>The unit bade Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua E. Lothspeich farewell and welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Tocco.<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Col. Daniel R. Huff, 1st Bn., 4th Inf. Regt. commander, received the unit colors from Lothspeich and passed them to Tocco, officially signifying the change of responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Huff, during remarks, said that Lothspeich, as command sergeant major, improved the readiness and the lethality of the battalion. He wished the Lothspeich family the best as they move to their next assignment at Fort Cavazos, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Of Tocco, Huff said the Soldiers and their Families are lucky to have him. He added that Tocco should lead with his heart.<\/p>\n<p>Lothspeich, during his remarks, thanked the Soldiers and leaders of the battalion, Huff, and many others. He also urged Tocco to have fun in his new role.<\/p>\n<p>The 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment acts as the opposition forces in the Joint Multinational Readiness Center&#8217;s training area at Hohenfels, Germany to provide realistic joint and combined arms training conditions to the U.S. and its partners.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 \/ 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 USAG BAVARIA &#8211; HOHENFELS, Germany \u2013 Lt. Col. Daniel Huff, right, commander of the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, hands the unit colors to incoming 1st Bn., 4th Inf. Regt. Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Tocco, signifying Tocco&#8217;s assumption of responsibility. 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