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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California -- Col. Greg Ford assumed command of United States Army Garrison Presidio of Monterey during a change of command ceremony June 12 on Presidio's historic Soldier Field. Ford relieved outgoing commander Col. Lawrence Brown who had been in the position since June 2016. The ceremony was presided over by Vince E. Grewatz, Director of Installation Management Command-Training.
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Coast Guard Adm. Karl Schultz, the commandant of the Coast Guard, gives his annual Leadership Address at the Coast Guard Academy, March 5, 2019.
During his visit, the commandant will visit with staff, faculty and cadets, visit with the USCGC Seneca and Station New London, and meet with attendees of the Cutter Commanding Officers Conference.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Laughlin
Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Troxell, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and several combatant command and sub-unified command senior enlisted leaders brief the media in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room as part of the Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Council (DSELC) Symposium in Washington, D.C., July 24, 2019. The DSELC brings together Service Senior Enlisted Advisors, Combatant Command and select Sub-Unified Command Senior Enlisted Leaders to meet and address enlisted issues impacting the Joint Force. (DoD Photo by Army Sgt. James K. McCann)
U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Robert A. Winzenried, left, U.S. Forces Korea, U.S. Army Gen. Burwell B. Bell and Gen. Walter "Skip" Sharp and U.S. Navy Adm.Timothy Keating, right, Commander U.S. Pacific Command, salute the passing of the colors during the change of command ceremony for Commander U.S. Forces Korea, Seoul, Korea, June 3, 2008. Gen. Bell was relieved by Gen. Sharp at the top U.S. military post on the Korean peninsula. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley/Released)
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A change of command ceremony was held April 12, 2015 in Santa Fe, N.M. at the 93rd Troop Command. Capt. Randall Hooper relinquished his leadership role to the incoming commander, Capt. Kenneth Martinez. Hooper's wife, Maj. Katherine Hooper, was present to support her husband and pin on the Army Commendation Medal he earned. Hooper said it was the first time he officially rendered a salute to his wife. Martinez's fiancee was present and listened as he addressed the soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 93rd Troop Command.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (May 29, 2013) - Adm. Dr. Marsetio, the Naval Staff Chief of the Indonesian Navy, ceremoniously removes a participant badge from Cmdr. Elaine Collins, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen during the closing ceremonies of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/ More than 1,000 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Indonesia 2013. CARAT is a series of annual, bilateral maritime exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Joshua T. Rodriguez)
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June 17, 2019
Reviewing Officer: Maj. Gen. Randy S. Taylor, U.S. Army CECOM Commanding General
Outgoing Commander: Col. Nathan M. Swartz
Incoming Commander: Col. John W. McDonald
Photographer: Thomas Robbins
Volant takes command of Information Operations Support Center
Col. Adam C. Volant takes command of the Fairfax-based Information Operations Support Center from Col. Edward R. Morgan, II, at a change of command ceremony Aug. 17, 2014, at Fort Belvoir, Va. Brig. Gen. Blake C. Ortner, the Virginia National Guard Land Component Commander, presided over the guidon exchange that symbolized the transition between the two officers. The command of IOSC caps a 35-year military career for Morgan that included service in the Connecticut and Virginia National Guard. Morgan, an engineer officer, commanded the 276th Engineer Battalion and led the organization during its deployment to Iraq in 2004, and he later served as the operations and training officer for the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division, commander of the Joint National Guard Detachment at U. S. Joint Forces Command and J7 Reserve Director for the Joint Warfighting Center in Suffolk. Morgan was presented with the Meritorious Service Medal and the Bronze De Fleury Medal, an award of the U.S. Army Engineer Association to honor those individuals who have provided significant contributions to Army Engineering. Volant most recently served as the information operations officer for the 29th Infantry Division and previously commanded the Fairfax-based Data Processing Unit, the largest cyber formation in the Army National Guard and a subordinate unit of the IOSC. The IOSC commander serves as the senior cyber staff officer in the Joint Force Headquarters - Virginia and is the primary advisor to the Adjutant General on cyber network operations. The federal mission of the IOSC is to train, mobilize and deploy to conduct information operations, cyber network operations and computer network recovery operations in support of designated combatant commander or lead federal agency, and the state mission is train, mobilize and deploy to conduct cyber network operations and computer network recovery operations in support of the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
A change of command ceremony for the 1st Cavalry Division was conducted Oct. 3 on Cooper Field. The division said farewell to Maj. Gen. John C. Thomson, III and Command Sgt. Maj. Maurice Jackson, while welcoming Maj. Gen. Paul T. Calvert and Command Sgt. Maj. Shane E. Pospisil.
KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (May 19, 2012) - Sgt. Orelous Hall plays duck, duck, goose during a community service project at the Bukit Harapan Therapeutic Community children's home in Kota Kinabalu. For the project, Sailors and Marines deployed with the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island volunteered their labor and spent time with children at the home. Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Alan Gragg)
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Base leadership sings the Air Force song during the 55th Operations Group change of command ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., July 31, 2020. The 55th OG is the largest operations group in the Air Force with 11 squadrons and two detachments around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Montano)
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (April 5, 2016) - United States Ambassador to Mongolia Jennifer Zimdahl Galt speaks with Mongolian Army Brig. Gen. Tuvshin Badral, the chief of the Mongolian National Emergency Administration at the Gobi Wolf 2016 Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE). The SMEE gave the international participants an opportunity to discuss best practices and lessons learned during disaster relief operations. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joel F. Gibson)
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ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM (Sept. 18, 2016) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Buley, Tropospheric Scatter Microwave Radio Terminal operator with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18 adjusts the radio terminal's trajectory allowing it to receive and transmit data during Valiant Shield 16 at Andersen Air Force Base. The radio terminal provided uninterruptable communications between Guam and Tinian. VS16 is a biennial, U.S.-only, field training exercise that focuses on joint training with U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force to increase interoperability and working relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Makenzie Fallon) 160918-M-AA671-018
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Army Maj. Donald Kim (left), U.S. Army liaison officer for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Eastern Army and Central Readiness Force, and JGSDF Sgt. 1st Class Yamanashi Yoshihiro (right), escort noncommissioned officer-in-charge, 2nd Company, 34th Infantry Regiment, JGSDF Eastern Army, finalize the route for a vehicle convoy Sep. 4, 2016, in Kakegawa, Japan. The U.S. Army and JGSDF bilateral convoy simulated a humanitarian relief mission as part of the Shizuoka Prefecture Comprehensive Disaster Drill. The drill demonstrated how a diverse collection of local, regional, national and international organizations can pool their respective resources to effectively respond to a major disaster. In addition to coordinating convoy routes, the contingent of U.S. Army troops collaborated with their JGSDF counterparts to provide casualty care, establish mobile communication site and set up supply distribution points. (Photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)
ROBERTSON BARRACKS, NT, Australia (Sept. 23, 2016) - Marines perform burpees during a Company C squad competition at Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory. The squad-level competition determined which rifle squad or weapons platoon section had the best physical fitness, small-unit leadership, and cohesion within Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Carlos Cruz Jr.) 160923-M-KE800-002
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Command of the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital changed hands for the first time since its Aug. 31, 2011, opening during a ceremony in front of the facility Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Col. Susan Annicelli relinquished command of the award-winning hospital to Col. Charles Callahan as hundreds of medical staff, patients, friends and Family observed.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 27, 2012) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Carlaldrin Milana clears the launching area as an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 prepares to launch off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility four months ahead of schedule in order to maintain combatant commander requirements and Navy assets in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Kenneth Abbate)
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Army Sgt. 1st Class Christophe Paul, a Basic Still Photography instructor at the Defense Information School, asks a question to a senior producer on the National Geographic Studios documentary "Chain of Command" during a discussion panel hosted at DINFOS on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Jan. 30, 2018. The panel included Annie Allen and Jeff Newton, both senior producers on the documentary, and Capt. Gregory Hicks, the acting Navy chief of information and a military liaison on the documentary team. The event offered attendees a chance to discuss how the military and its civilian counterparts build relationships in order to tell the story of the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Logan Carlson)
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), opened its first Battle Assembly of 2015 by appointing 1st Sgt. Arthur Byson, Jr., as the units’s newest first sergeant.
In his 27-year career in the Army Reserve, Byson, an Orlando native, has served in several key administrative and logistical positions while deployed to Kuwait in the early 1990s during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Bosnia in the mid-1990s during the Balkan Conflict, and back to Kuwait in the early 2000s during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Immediately prior to accepting this senior leadership position, Byson served as a drill sergeant for D Company, 2nd Battalion, 485th Regiment. Shortly after his promotion to the company’s senior drill sergeant, Byson volunteered for a yearlong tour of duty drilling new infantry recruits at Ft. Benning, Ga.
Byson and his wife of 16 years, Janice, live in Orlando where they raise their three children, Arthur III, Shimeah and Jamarye. Byson’s elder son, Arthur, indirectly serves under his father as a supply specialist for the 257th Transportation Battalion, 143d ESC.
Photos by Capt. Jamie Padgett and Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC
DHAKA, Bangladesh (Oct. 10, 2012) - Adm. Samuel J Locklear III is escorted by Bangladesh military personnel during an Honor Guard ceremony to inspect the troops in Dhaka Oct. 10. Military-to-military relations between the U.S. and Bangladesh underlined Locklear's visit to Bangladesh. (US PACOM photo by Army Staff Sgt. Carl N. Hudson)
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PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 4, 2012) - A MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Island Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 lifts supplies from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) during a replenishment-at-sea. George Washington and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 William Pittman)121104-N-SF704-025
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Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz visits the Coast Guard Academy, Sept. 18, 2020.
U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Laughlin
Troopers from 2nd Cavalry Regiment salute Maj. Gen. Timothy P. McGuire as he conducts a "Pass and Review" during a Change of Command Ceremony at Vilseck High School Sports Field July 15, 2016 on Rose Barracks, Germany. During this ceremony the Regiment bids farewell to Col. John V. Meyer III, the 78th Colonel of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment and welcomes Col. Patrick J. Ellis, the 79th Colonel of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment. The ceremony also included the Change of Command for 3rd Squadron, 4th Squadron, Field Artillery Squadron, Regimental Engineer Squadron, and the Regimental Support Squadron. (U.S. Army photo by Spc Sarah-Jane Guest)
KISSIMMEE, FLA. – Four Soldiers from Mission Support Element, 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), joined thousands of service members, veterans and their families who gathered at the Westgate Resort in Kissimmee for free food, live music and heartfelt fellowship during the second annual Military Appreciation Weekend Concert held May 5, 2018.
Westgate Resorts’ CEO David Siegel opened the property to more than 1,500 military families for a complimentary, three-night stay that culminated in a free concert that featured the Chris Weaver Band.
Alongside the complimentary concessions and children activities, the 143d ESC Soldiers set up and managed two static displays featuring one of the unit’s Humvees and Light Medium Tactical Vehicle. The vehicles attracted hundreds of children, dozens of young adults and even a few veterans who climbed aboard the driver’s seat, donned an Advanced Combat Helmet and put their hands on the steering wheel.
In addition to the dozens of pop, rock, country and R&B songs played by the Chris Weaver Band, the concert offered a military flair complete with the presentation of the colors by Veterans of Foreign Wars Command Post 4287, the singing of the national anthem by American Idol contestant Alyssa Raghu and a helicopter flyover conducted by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
Among the long list of VIPs was Florida Gov. Rick Scott who shook hands and took pictures with the 143d ESC Soldiers.
The concert concluded with fireworks that illuminated the night sky, its colorful patterns bouncing off thousands of fluttering flags and smiling faces.
U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC
MANILA, Republic of the Philippines (Jul. 16, 2012) - Commander, United States Pacific Command, Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, speaks with Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Gen. Jessie Dellosa at the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The two senior military officials discussed opportunities to support each other's militaries and shared their views of the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Danny Hayes)
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CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Sept. 19, 2012) - U.S. Marine Corporal Patrick Thompson, assigned to Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Pacific, trains with sailors from the Bangladesh Special Warfare Diving and Salvage Command during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2012. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Sean Furey)
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