U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command's Command Sgt. Maj. Bradford Smith (right) presents outgoing OTC Command Sgt. Maj. Joe E. Johnson Jr. with a medieval halberd during OTC's Command Sergeant Major change of responsibility ceremony at West Fort Hood, Texas Dec. 9, 2025. A medieval halberd is a stout shaft of wood, taller than a man, bearing at its head an iron axe-blade with a long spear-point above and a cruel hook behind. With it, the footman may hew like an axe, thrust like a spear, and dra

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