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The 2d Cavalry Regiment conducted a Change of Responsibility, Change of Command ceremonies and activated the Regimental Engineer Squadron at Rose Barracks, Germany on July 15, 2014. During the change of responsibility, Command Sgt. Maj. Wilbert E. Engram Jr., the 29th Regimental Command Sergeant Major, turned over his responsibility to the incoming 30th Regimental Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. Martin S. Celestine. In addition, all but one Squadron conducted their change of commands; 1st Squadron, Lt. Col. Phillip K. Gage to Lt. Col. Michael C. Manner; 2nd Squadron, Lt. Col. Charles J. Svelan to Lt. Col. Theodore A. Johnson; 3rd Squadron, Lt. Col. Eric T. Smith to Lt. Col. Timothy P. Payment; 4th Squadron, Lt. Col. Christopher L. Budihas to Lt. Col. Jonathan L. Due; Fires Squadron, Lt. Col. Steven L. Fandrich to Lt. Col. Deric J. Holbrook and Regimental Squadron, Lt. Col. Kenneth C. Bradford to Lt. Col. Joseph Williams Jr., along with the activation of Regimental Engineer Squadron and its command team, Lt. Col. Alexander G. Deraney and Command Sgt. Maj. Curtis D. Hopkins. The Regimental Change of Command reviewing officer was Maj. Gen. Richard C. Longo, U.S. Army Europe Deputy Commanding General, as Col. Douglas A. Sims II, the 77th Regimental Commander, handed over command of the unit to the incoming 78th Regimental Commander, Col. John V. Meyer II.
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)
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)
The 2d Cavalry Regiment conducted a Change of Responsibility, Change of Command ceremonies and activated the Regimental Engineer Squadron at Rose Barracks, Germany on July 15, 2014. During the change of responsibility, Command Sgt. Maj. Wilbert E. Engram Jr., the 29th Regimental Command Sergeant Major, turned over his responsibility to the incoming 30th Regimental Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. Martin S. Celestine. In addition, all but one Squadron conducted their change of commands; 1st Squadron, Lt. Col. Phillip K. Gage to Lt. Col. Michael C. Manner; 2nd Squadron, Lt. Col. Charles J. Svelan to Lt. Col. Theodore A. Johnson; 3rd Squadron, Lt. Col. Eric T. Smith to Lt. Col. Timothy P. Payment; 4th Squadron, Lt. Col. Christopher L. Budihas to Lt. Col. Jonathan L. Due; Fires Squadron, Lt. Col. Steven L. Fandrich to Lt. Col. Deric J. Holbrook and Regimental Squadron, Lt. Col. Kenneth C. Bradford to Lt. Col. Joseph Williams Jr., along with the activation of Regimental Engineer Squadron and its command team, Lt. Col. Alexander G. Deraney and Command Sgt. Maj. Curtis D. Hopkins. The Regimental Change of Command reviewing officer was Maj. Gen. Richard C. Longo, U.S. Army Europe Deputy Commanding General, as Col. Douglas A. Sims II, the 77th Regimental Commander, handed over command of the unit to the incoming 78th Regimental Commander, Col. John V. Meyer II.
Navy Capt. Eric Johnson passed command of the Joint Interoperability Test Command to Navy Capt. Shawn Roberts in a ceremony with Navy bells and whistles and a little bit of Army flair at the Joint Interoperability Test Command headquarters on Fort Huachuca, July 19, 2018. Vice Admiral Nancy Norton, Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency and Commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network, was the presiding officer. (U.S. Army photo by Tanja Linton)
The retirement ceremony for Command Sgt. Maj. Harold Pafford at the Joint Force Readiness Center in Cheyenne, Wyo., on Sept. 17, 2021. Pafford retires with 35 years of service in the armed forces. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Kristina Kranz)
Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Hartless, U.S. Army Installation Management Command Sgt. Maj., congratulations the eight IMCOM Best Warrior Competitors for competing the Best Warrior competition and for never giving up at the IMCOM Best Warrior Awards Ceremony at the Fort Sam Houston Theater May 6. (Photo by Jade Fulce/U.S. Army IMCOM)
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Therese Beatty, command chief warrant officer for the 416th Theater Engineer Command, headquartered in Darien, Illinois, visits JROTC cadets at the Phoenix Military Academy in Chicago to talk about the Army Reserve and the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in the U.S. during a community engagement visit Dec. 8. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michel Sauret)
Warm, sunny weather smiled on the change of command ceremony of outgoing Maj. Gen. Chris Hughes and incoming Brig. Gen. John Evans.
INCHEON, Republic of Korea (Sept. 15, 2010) - A Republic of Korea Landing Craft, Air Cushioned passes near the USS Denver (LPD 9) during a re-enactment of the Incheon Landing. Service members from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked aboard the Denver participated in the event honoring veterans of the war. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Caleb Eames)
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Colonel Rafael F. Pazos assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District July 8 during a ceremony held on Camp Zama, Japan. Pazos succeeds Col. John S. Hurley, who has been commander and district engineer since July 9, 2013.
Col. Jared D. Lake and Command Sgt. Maj. Duane D. Wolfe take charge as the new command team for the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from Col. Christopher J. Samulski and Command Sgt. Maj. Irving N. Reed Jr. March 5, 2023, in Staunton, Virginia. Maj. Gen. John M. Rhodes, 29th Infantry Division commanding general, presided over the ceremony where Lake took command of the 116th from Samulski and Wolfe assumed responsibility from Reed as the brigade senior enlisted leader. The Troutville-based 29th Infantry Division Band provided music for the event. Read more about the 116th IBCT on va.ng.mil at ngpa.us/24351. (U.S. National Guard photo by Cotton Puryear)
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.
The Cornwall at war museum is housed on part of the old RAF Davistow airfield where offices for officers and NCO';s were located
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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JAKARTA, Indonesia (May. 26, 2011) - Hull Technician 3rd Class Luis Montes demonstrates the proper use of a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for a group of French midshipmen during a tour of USS Tortuga (LSD 46). USS Tortuga is participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2011. CARAT is a series of exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Christopher S. Johnson)
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U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command Best Warrior Competition Soldiers start Day 3 with a 12-mile ruck march followed by TC3 medical lanes, Equal Opportunity event and combatives. The compeititon runs July 8-12 and includes Best Warriors from the command's four regions: Pacific, Western, Eastern and European.
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 335th Signal Command (Theater) pose for portraits at the annual Military Ball, Atlanta, Ga., Sep. 8, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Lucas Wenger)
NAVOCEANO employees enjoy the annual command picnic held at Stennis Space Center on May 18. U.S. Navy photos released.
Reserve Soldiers from the greater Chicago area drive M1165A1 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) on an off-road driving course to gain practice on the HMMWV in various rough terrain conditions at the Joliet Training Area, Ill., May 14. The course was taught by driving instructors from the 416th Theater Engineer Command, headquartered in Darien, Ill. Approximately 30 Soldiers participated in the driver training, which spans across a five-day training schedule.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michel Sauret)
Col. Sean C. G. Kern, 26th Cyberspace Operations Group, commander, officiates the 68th Network Warfare Squadron Change of Command Ceremony June 18, 2019 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Lt. Col. Kelly M. Montier relinquished command while Lt. Col. Russell J. Dabel took command of the 68th NWS which is the Electronic Systems Security Assessment Center for all CONUS and forward CENTCOM telecommunications monitoring. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Andrew C. Patterson)
November 13, 2010 - 11:39pm - East Command - "B" Shift
Toronto Fire received multiple calls reporting a burning structure on Redlea Ave, and Car 24 reported a heavy loom up while enroute to this abandoned warehouse. Crews assumed a defensive position using big lines to attack the fully involved building, and attempted to protect the exposures. The fire building eventually completely collapsed, while crews held damage to surrounding buildings to a minimum.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2011) - Amphibious assault vehicles depart the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans. New Orleans and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting composite training unit exercise as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.(U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Dominique Pineiro)
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The final command to shut down ESA's hugely successful Herschel mission was sent at 14:25 CEST, 17 June 2013.
LTC Luis Alvarado relinquishes command to LTC Kenneth Rutka and CSM John Ronquillo relinquishes responsibility to CSM Jerry Baker.
Bomber Command Memorial, London
55,573 young men died flying with Bomber Command during World War Two. That’s a greater number than serve in the entire Royal Air Force today.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 20, 2011) - An aircraft director guides an MH-60S Knight Hawk as it delivers supplies from dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew to the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a vertical replenishment at sea. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are currently underway on a Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 James R. Evans)
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2nd Infantry Division’s Battery F, 333rd Field Artillery, 1st Battalion, 15th Field Artillery, 302nd Brigade Support Battalion and 62nd Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Company are the final four softball teams to compete in the annual Memorial Day Softball Tournament on May 26 at Camp Red Cloud’s Second to None Field. Col. John M. Scott, Commander, U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I and Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick M. Quirk, garrison’s senior enlisted leader congratulates each player with an Area I coin and awards trophies to HHB 1/15 FA as the new champions and plaques to 62nd CBRN as the runner-ups.
The 2d Cavalry Regiment conducted a Change of Responsibility, Change of Command ceremonies and activated the Regimental Engineer Squadron at Rose Barracks, Germany on July 15, 2014. During the change of responsibility, Command Sgt. Maj. Wilbert E. Engram Jr., the 29th Regimental Command Sergeant Major, turned over his responsibility to the incoming 30th Regimental Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. Martin S. Celestine. In addition, all but one Squadron conducted their change of commands; 1st Squadron, Lt. Col. Phillip K. Gage to Lt. Col. Michael C. Manner; 2nd Squadron, Lt. Col. Charles J. Svelan to Lt. Col. Theodore A. Johnson; 3rd Squadron, Lt. Col. Eric T. Smith to Lt. Col. Timothy P. Payment; 4th Squadron, Lt. Col. Christopher L. Budihas to Lt. Col. Jonathan L. Due; Fires Squadron, Lt. Col. Steven L. Fandrich to Lt. Col. Deric J. Holbrook and Regimental Squadron, Lt. Col. Kenneth C. Bradford to Lt. Col. Joseph Williams Jr., along with the activation of Regimental Engineer Squadron and its command team, Lt. Col. Alexander G. Deraney and Command Sgt. Maj. Curtis D. Hopkins. The Regimental Change of Command reviewing officer was Maj. Gen. Richard C. Longo, U.S. Army Europe Deputy Commanding General, as Col. Douglas A. Sims II, the 77th Regimental Commander, handed over command of the unit to the incoming 78th Regimental Commander, Col. John V. Meyer II.
SHIMODA, Japan (May 16, 2010) - Lt. Jeff Wrenn, Bandmaster, conducts the 7th Fleet Band for an audience in Shimoda during the 71st annual Black Ship Festival. The Festival commemorates the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry and his fleet of ships to Japan in 1854, an event which opened the doors of diplomacy between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Musician 1st Class Brian Nefferdorf)
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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)
Major General Gordon B. Davis Jr., the J3 (Director of Operations) for the United States European Command, visits Battle Group Poland U.S., U.K. and Romanian Soldiers at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area August 30. The unique, multinational battle group, comprised of U.S., U.K. and Romanian soldiers serve with the Polish 15th Mechanized Brigade as a deterrence force in northeast Poland in support of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jimmy Golden/ Released)