Command Sgt. Maj. John Lepowsky of Freemont, Minn.

Command Sgt. Maj. John Lepowsky of Freemont, Minn. (left), Battalion Command Sergeant Major, receives the first battalion coin from Maj. Tadd Vanyo (right), acting battalion commander, during a coin and awards ceremony held at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, Kuwait, March 29, 2012. Lepowsky, the senior enlisted member of the Brainerd, Minn., based 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor received the first coin in honor of his 30 years of service, a mark he will celebrate during this deployment, spending more time in the Army than most of his soldiers have even been alive.