Gen. Robert B. Abrams, commander of U.S. Army Forces Command, presents the Walter T. Kerwin, Jr., Readiness Award to Maj. Scott A. Nivens, the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment executive officer, and Command Sgt. Maj. Irving N. Reed, Jr., the battalion command sergeant major, Oct. 9, 2017, at the Association of the United States Army Guard and Reserve Breakfast in Washington, D.C. Joining the award presentation were (from left to right) Maj. Gen. Blake C. Ortner, commander of the 29th Infantry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Smith, Jr., the 29th Infantry Division command sergeant major. (U.S. National Guard photo by Cotton Puryear)