Uniting for worship in the midst of battle: 116th Cavalry Regt. and 149th Infantry Regiment come together spiritually to celebrate the transfer of authority

(Pictured left to right) Capt. Jock Johnson, chaplain for3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regt. from Heppner, Ore., and Silverton, Ore., native Lt. Col. Phillip Appleton, 116th Cav. Regt. commander, bow their heads as 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regt. chaplain Maj. Brian Seidel leads a prayer at Joint Base Balad, Sunday, Aug. 21. Both units are a part of 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command. The 149th Inf. Regt. has recently reached the end of a lengthy mission hand off process which sees them taking the reigns from 116th Cav. Regt. in escorting supply convoys across the roads of northern Iraq.