U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Stephanie Richard looks at U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, as he addresses her during a change of responsibility ceremony at the Gov. William A. O'Neill Armory in Hartford, Conn. Nov. 3, 2024. Richard replaced Chief Warrant Officer 5 Brian Erkson, becoming the state's first female command chief warrant officer.