A group of 26 senior noncommissioned officers pose for a group photo before graduating from Fort Stewart Georgia's first ever Master Leader Course July 31. The rigorous two-week course was held at the Fort Stewart NCO Academy, and although the Army has been developing and refining the MLC for the past two years, it became a requirement for sergeants first class to be promoted to master sergeant under the Select, Train, Educate and Promote (STEP) policy on January 1, 2017. (Official U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent C. Powell)