6 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Army Sgt. Maj. William M. Peden assumed responsibility as sergeant major of the Corpus Christi Army Depot during a virtual assumption-of-responsibility ceremony Jan. 5.
Peden’s previous assignment was command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Priority Air Transport Command at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland; he hails from Prattville, Alabama.
Col. Joseph H. Parker, CCAD commander, welcomed virtual viewers and Peden’s parents, Hubert and Eleanor Peden, to the traditional - by 2021 standards - ceremony.
U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command Commanding General Maj. Gen. K. Todd Royar and a number of active and retired officers and senior noncommissioned officers also viewed from Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.