1-116th Infantry receives national readiness award

Lt. Col. Allan Carter and Command Sgt. Maj. Ricky Kiser represent the Soldiers of the Lynchburg-based 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and receive the Kerwin Award recognizing them as the most combat-ready Army National Guard battalion in the country from General Daniel B. Allyn, commander of United States Army Forces Command, and retired Lt. Gen. Roger C. Schultz Oct. 21, 2013, at the Association of the United States Army Guard and Reserve Breakfast in Washington, D.C. AUSA, along with the National Guard Association of the United States and Reserve Officers Association, present the award each year to the most outstanding Army National Guard and Army Reserve units. The 99th Regional Support Command received the award for the Army Reserve. Carter commanded the battalion during the training year recognized by the award, and Kiser currently serves as the battalion's command sergeant major.