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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska-Photo from the 59th Signal Battalion change of command ceremony at Pershing Field, June 30, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher/JBER PA)
Command Sgt. Maj. James P. Wills, U.S. Army Reserve command sergeant major, visits with U.S. Army Reserve soldiers at Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring, Kuwait May 17-19, 2016.
Following the state command sergeant major change of responsibility ceremony Aug. 10, 2019, at the Joint Force Headquarters in Lincoln, Command Sgt. Maj. Marty Baker officially celebrated his retirement from the Nebraska National Guard after more than 39 years of military service. Representatives from his employer, Nebraska Farm Bureau, presented Baker with a Quilts of Valor quilt for his service. Baker, with assistance from the Nebraska ESGR, presented the Seven Seals Award to the company for their support to Baker during his time in uniform, as well as the many other service members they employ. Baker received many retirement awards and gifts from various organizations, including an "Enlisted Guardians: Our Legacy, Our Future," framed print from the Nebraska National Guard Enlisted Association; a "Cornrows to Hedgerows," framed print from the 67th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade; an engraved sword from all the sergeants major of state; and the Keeper of the Colors Award from the Army National Guard Command Sergeants Major Advisory Council, presented by State Command Sergeants Major from Iowa and Missouri. Speaking at the ceremony was Governor Pete Ricketts, who presented Baker with his own challenge coin. Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac also spoke on Baker's behalf character, speaking highly on their time together as battle buddies -- and friends -- over the past four years. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Spc. Lisa Crawford)
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 200th Military Police Command, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, participate in an annual training exercise at Fort Knox, Kentucky, April 20 through May 6, 2018. On order, the 200th MP Command can deploy as the theater enabling commander for military police operations in support of combatant or joint task force commanders, providing mission command for all MP assets and synchronizing all MP operational planning and support. During such operations, the 200th MP Command is designated as the theater provost marshal and commander of detainee operations. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Elizabeth Taylor).
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Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, commanding general of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, swore in 46 of the Army's newest recruits Friday, Feb. 11 at Military Appreciation Night at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.
Lynch and IMCOM Command Sgt. Maj. Neil Ciotola, who rode alongside him during the ceremony, both served in the 1st Cav. Div. at Ft. Hood and gained experience riding horses during their service.
Lynch and Ciotola spent an hour visiting with the recruits and their Families before the ceremony.
"For all you youngsters, you know how much I love you," Lynch told the recruits before officially swearing them in as the newest members of the military. "I'm humbled to be in your presence."
The swearing-in ceremony kicked off the rodeo event, which sold out at 16,500 people, including 1,500 military personnel and their Families, according to Duane Heady, chairman of the Rodeo Ticket Committee. Every Friday night during the rodeo, which runs from Feb. 3 through Feb. 20, military servicemembers and their Families gain free admission to the rodeo.
"We wanted to combine the patriotic tenor of San Antonio with bringing in our new recruits," said Maggie Brewster, IMCOM community relations officer, who coordinated the ceremony. "The rodeo crowd is pretty all-American."
Photos by Andy Bujanos
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During his Thanksgiving visit, Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Abernethy, U.S Army Europe Command Sgt. Major, recognized the contributions and efforts of several soldiers from KFOR Regional Command-East at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo.
Poste de commandement mobile (6606) - Ancien poste de commandement du Service de la protection publique de Sainte-Foy, récupéré après les fusions municipales.
PATTAYA, Thailand (May 17, 2010) - Members of the Seventh Fleet Band Orient Express perform a concert as the children from the Fountain of Life Children's Center dance to the beat. The band stopped at the school before heading onto their next gig for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2010. In its 16th year, CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kim McLendon)
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The Utah Army National Guard Medical Command is scheduled to conduct a change of command Saturday, May 3, at 3:45 p.m. at the Lundell Readiness Center auditorium here followed by a retirement ceremony for its former commander.
At the ceremony, Col. Bryce J. Taggart, commander of the Utah Medical Command, will relinquish command to Lt. Col. David J. Coates as his final official act prior to retirement from the Utah National Guard after 25 years of service.
Taggart, of Lehi, has commanded the Utah Medical Command since October 2012. During his command the medical readiness for Utah National Guard forces increased from 83% to an 89%. He also established many medical standard operating procedures and implemented the clinical quality management program to ensure the sustained excellence of the unit.
He has served in a multitude of important military assignments in his career that include deputy commander, Utah Medical Command; battalion commander, 2nd Battalion, 640th Regiment, Regional Training Institute; chief, Compliance Branch, Environmental Division, G4, National Guard Bureau; chief, Officer Personnel Branch, G1, Utah Joint Forces Headquarters; and commander, Headquarters Company, Utah State Area Command.
Taggart deployed to Iraq from 2010-2011 in support of United States Forces Iraq, J7, engineers, where he served as deputy commander and was responsible for closing the 100 largest bases in Iraq.
Coates, a South Jordan resident, is currently serving as state dental officer, Dental Section, Utah Medical Command. He has deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006 and Operation Enduring Freedom in 2010. A 1995 graduate of the University of Utah, Coates currently owns and operates a successful dental practice in South Jordan, Utah.
With his new assignment, Coates will assume command of the 94-member unit with responsibility to provide medical support to the over 5,500 Utah National Guard servicemembers throughout the state.
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 12, 2010) - Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), participate in a friendly game of volleyball against the Vietnam's Navy of the People volleyball team. McCain is on a scheduled port visit to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica Bidwell)
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SANFORD, Fla. - Headquarters Headquarters Company, 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), conducted Soldier Readiness Program Level II May 5-7, 2017, at the Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn C. Cash U.S. Army Reserve Center in Sanford, Fla. The SRP evaluated the medical and administrative readiness for more than 300 Soldiers as they physically, mentally and spiritually prepare themselves for an up coming deployment. Stations included a dental exam, legal review and counseling session with a Chaplain.
Photo by Sgt. Brian Agard and
Sgt. John Carkeet, 143d ESC
Command Sgt. Maj. Tuileama Nua, Western Regional Medical Command command sergeant major and former Pacific Regional Medical Command command sergeant major, retired at Tripler Army Medical Center on the oceanside front lawn, April 27, 2012.
The Air Mobility Command team receives a briefing before they begin the dismounted operations course at the start point during day two of the 2018 Air Force Defender Challenge on Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Sept. 12, 2018. 2018 is the first year the competition has been active in 14 years since 2004 because mission requirements in the wake of 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)
The Army National Guard holds a change of responsibility ceremony at the Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., Feb. 9, 2022, to welcome Command Sgt. Maj. John Raines as the 13th Army Guard command sergeant major. Raines takes over for the 12th Army Guard command sergeant major, Command Sgt. Maj. John Sampa, who held the position for four years and is retiring after 35 years of military service. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Priscilla Desormeaux)
U.S. Army Recruiting Command welcomed a new command team during a change of command and change of responsibility ceremony here July 23. Maj. Gen. Kevin Vereen became the 27th USAREC commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Foley accepted responsibility as the new senior enlisted leader of the command. The two follow Maj. Gen. Frank Muth and Command Sgt. Maj. Tabitha Gavia, who had been leading USAREC since July 2018.(U.S. Army photo by Lara Poirrier)
Col. Timothy D. Pillion takes command of Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett from Col. Paul C. Gravely during a ceremony April 16, 2021, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Brig. Gen. K. Weedon Gallagher, the Virginia National Guard Land Component Commander, presided over the traditional exchange of colors symbolizing the transfer of the garrison command from Gravely to Pillion. Gravely will now serve as the Virginia Army National Guard G3 state operations officer. Soldiers assigned to the Troutville-based 29th Infantry Division Band provided ceremonial music for the event. (U.S. National guard photo by Mike Vrabel)
DILI, Timor-Leste (Nov. 27, 2011) - Sonar Technician Surface 1st Class Kevin Maser gives a tour of the bridge aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) during the ships port visit in Timor-Leste. Stethem is part of the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Matthew R. Cole)
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Army Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Vallade, right, and his son Army Sgt. Joseph Vallade, center, are awarded Thai army airborne wings after completing their first jump together during Fort Bragg's Operation Toy Drop Dec. 10, 2011. Command Sgt. Maj. Vallade is the command sergeant major of 82nd Sustainment Brigade's Special Troops Battalion. Sgt. Vallade is a military policeman in the 82nd Airborne Division’s 4th Brigade Combat Team out of Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Army photo by Army Staff Sgt. JaJuan S. Broadnax)
FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Fleet Adm. Cecil Haney, visited the U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post to get a first-hand look at their operations and capabilities, on Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Nov. 7. CCP Soldiers illustrated some of these aspects to Haney via a mobile operations display at the CCP, consisting of a Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH), vehicles, communications equipment and Soldiers, set up as they would be for a forward mission.
(U.S. Army photo by Maj. Edward Hooks, U.S. Army, Pacific Contingency Command Post Public Affairs Office)
Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Spaulding took responsibility of the 2-300th Field Artillery Battalion on April 16, 2021 (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Jamie Bridenstine)
58th Troop Command, Maryland Army National Guard, conducts a change-of-command ceremony hosted by Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on May 8, 2020. Col. Brian S. Borakove assumes command from Col. Joseph D. Reale during this ceremony.
More than 1300 Maryland National Guard members are activated to support Maryland's response to COVID-19. The MDNG is working in close coordination with many agencies to support civil authorities to augment civil agency capabilities. MDNG capabilities include medical augmentation, transportation support, food distribution, and more. (US National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Porter)
Pittsburgh Power vs Kansas City Command Command Arena Football (AFL) - May 19, 2012 - Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh PA
Employees are honored by Gen. Dennis L. Via, Army Materiel Command's commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Sims, Army Materiel Command's command sergeant major, for their individual contributions to the U.S. Army Materiel Command during AMC's global town hall, Nov. 25. U.S. Army Photo by Doug Brewster.
NAVOCEANO employees enjoy the annual command picnic held at Stennis Space Center on May 18. U.S. Navy photos released.
PICHNIL, Cambodia (Jun. 11, 2010) - Marine Pvt. 1st Class Seth Stuart, assigned to the CARAT Landing Force, signals to a team of Cambodian marines during a patrol exercise as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia 2010. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Mike Morley)
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CAMP CASEY, South Korea – Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Brinton, the senior enlisted advisor of 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, poses for a picture with Mayor Oh Se-chang, the mayor of Dongducheon, after becoming an honorary citizen of Dongducheon, South Korea, July 28, 2014 at Dongducheon City Hall.
“I would like to thank you for making me honorary citizen of Dongducheon. We really love the people and the culture we’ve experienced since coming here,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Mark L. Brinton to Mayor Oh Se-chang.
Mayor Oh thanked them for their service and their hard work to strengthen the relationship with local communities. “I would like to thank Col. Lawson and Command Sgt. Maj. Brinton for helping out within local communities such as the English Village program,” said Oh. “I would also like to have these relationships continue between Soldiers and the city of Dongducheon.” (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Song Gun-woo, 210th Field Artillery Brigade Public Affairs/Released)
REAM, Cambodia (Oct. 27, 2010) - Cmdr. Thomas Allen, a Navy reserve physician, examines a Cambodian patient with the help of a Cambodian nurse and interpreter during a joint Medical Cival Action Project, part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia 2010. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist First Class Robert Clowney)
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McAlester Army Ammunition Plant held a change of command ceremony on June 21, 2017. COL Sean M. Herron relinquished command to COL Joseph D. Blanding, who arrived in southeastern Oklahoma from the Joint Munitions Command, where he was the Chief of Staff. He is the 35th commander of the ammunition production facility that was commissioned as Naval Ammunition Depot, McAlester, on May 20, 1943, and the 18th commander since it was turned over to the U.S. Army. The host for the event was BG Richard B. Dix, Commanding General, Joint Munitions Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. (U.S. Army photos)
Lt. Col. Kevin Hutchison, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern commander, accepts the Garrison Organizational Colors from Col. Robert Ulses, U.S. Army Garrison Baden-Würtemberg commander, in a change-of-command ceremony July 10 at the Armstrong Community Club on Vogelweh Housing in Kaiserslautern. Hutchison relieved Lt. Col. Mechelle Hale as the USAGK commander. Hale's next assignment is in Washington D.C. to serve with the Army Chief of Staff for Installation Management Office as the Chief of the Joint Plans Branch. Photo by Christine June, USAG Kaiserslautern.
ANSBACH, Germany (March 23, 2017) -- During the Installation Management Command - Europe Best Warrior Competition ceremony at the Von Steuben Community Center here, Pfc. Douglas Lanning of U.S. Army Garrison Benelux was named Soldier of the year, and Staff Sgt. Brendan Hagens of USAG Wiesbaden was named Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year. Lanning and Hagens will move on to compete in the IMCOM level of the Best Warrior Competition. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Gatchell, USAG Ansbach)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Outgoing District Commander Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant (right) hands the Corps of Engineers flag to South Pacific Division Commander Brig. Gen. C. David Turner June 26, 2014, signifying the transfer of command responsibility to incoming commander Lt. Col. Patrick Dagon (left).
Senior leaders from Joint Munitions Command and Crane Army Ammunition Activity prepare to pass the command colors to signify the change of command from Col. Stephen Dondero to Col. Santee Vasquez. The passing of the colors from Dondero to Brig. Gen. Gavin J. Gardneer symbolizes the outgoing commander relinquishing responsibility back to his superior, after his mission here is complete.
Gen. Gardner then entrusts Vasquez with the new command. She will return the colors to Command Sergeant Major Brian Morrison, who is entrusted with the care and safekeeping of the colors upon receipt from the incoming commander. | Photo by Lindsay Grant, Crane Army Ammunition Activity Public Affairs Office
Warrior Country leaders host the Area I Command Information Exchange at Camp Casey's Warriors Club July 28. These quarterly meetings have replaced the traditional town hall that tended to brief what services are provided by the garrison while the CIE format is designed to address high-impact issues like the eventual closing of Casey Elementary School, availability of school bus monitors and changes to command sponsorship. The next Command Information Exchange is scheduled for Oct. 29 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Warriors Club.
Lt. Col. Christopher S. Dunn and 1st Sgt. Maurice L. Brown take charge of the Petersburg-based 276th Engineer Battalion, 91st Troop Command as the new command team during a combination change of command and change of responsibility ceremony Aug. 21, 2016, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Col. William L. Zana, commander of 91st Troop Command, recognized Lt. Col. Colin S. Noyes and Command Sgt. Maj. Daryl J. Plude, the outgoing command team, for their outstanding duty performance. The Clifton Forge-based 29th Division Band provided ceremonial music for the event. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
The South Carolina National Guard conducted a change of command ceremony for the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 59th Aviation Troop Command, to recognize the outgoing commander, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brian Pipkin, and welcome the incoming commander, U.S. Army Maj. Antonn Simmons, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, South Carolina, May 4, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Jessica Donnelly, South Carolina National Guard)