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