2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁an ▁epis cop al ▁vic ar ▁for ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁for ▁the ▁Military ▁Services ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Sp encer ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁senior ▁clin ician ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 2 1 st ▁Com bat ▁Support ▁Hospital , ▁the ▁deput y ▁ 1 8 th ▁M ED COM ▁command ▁chap lain , ▁and ▁the ▁Catholic ▁past or ▁of ▁Y ong son ▁in ▁Se oul . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁Division ▁chap lain ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁in ▁Korea , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁deput y ▁command ▁chap lain ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Europe ▁for ▁operations , ▁plans ▁and ▁training . ▁ ▁A ux ili ary ▁bishop ▁for ▁the ▁Military ▁Services ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Sp encer ▁was ▁appointed ▁auxili ary ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁for ▁the ▁Military ▁Services ▁and ▁tit ular ▁bishop ▁of ▁A uz ia ▁by ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI . ▁His ▁epis cop al ▁consec r ation ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁in ▁the ▁Bas il ica ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁S hr ine ▁of ▁the ▁Im mac ulate ▁Con ception ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁Sp encer ' s ▁awards ▁include : ▁Leg