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Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Overbey, senior enlisted for 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, crosses the finish line during Fort Bragg's 10-miler race, Fort Bragg, N.C. Nov. 5. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Freeman/ 82nd CAB PAO)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned 277th Aviation Support Battalion hold a change of command ceremony on Fort Drum NY Jun 23, 2022. Outgoing battalion commander, LTC Joseph Bell relinquished command to incoming commander LTC Joshua Hayward. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Wilson)
'Blood Command', at 'Melkweg, The Max' Amsterdam on Monday, 18th of February 2013.
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Command Sergeant Major Scott C. Schroeder relenquishes responsibilities as CSM of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) to CSM Alonzo J. Smith during a ceremony in front of the Division Headquarters, Fort Campbell, KY.
Honolulu HI - CAPT Shannon Gilreath relieved CAPT Joanna Nunan of command for Sector Honolulu at a ceremony held on Coast Guard Base Sand Island. CAPT Nunan received orders to report for duty as the Chief of Staff for the Coast Guard's Force Readiness Command.
Command Sgt. Maj. Earl Allen, the USAG Natick Senior Enlisted Advisor and Soldiers from the U.S. Army Institute of Enviornmental Medicine visited Monsignor Haddad Middle School in Needham, Mass. The Soldiers taught the students basic drill and ceremony and some of the ways dicipline is instilled in Soldiers.
International Bomber Command Centre with the rusted steel spire, the same height as the wingspan of the Avro Lancaster, surrounded by steel walls with the names of the brave service personnel who lost their lives during WWII.
U.S. Army Maj. Eddie Gonzalez relinquished command of B Troop, 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment (Memorial) to U.S. Marine Corps Capt. John Walton in a ceremony on Brown Parade Field, Jan. 7, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Tanja Linton)
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The U.S. Army Materiel Command Equal Employment Opportunity office participated in and supported the Read Across America program at a local elementary school here, March 2.
Soldiers participating in Equal Opportunity Leadership training course at Redstone Arsenal took a break from class to step into the classrooms of University Place Elementary school to read to youngsters.
Col. John M. Scott assumed command of U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I from Col. Hank Dodge during a ceremony at Camp Red Cloud's fitness center July 13, 2012. Command Sgt. Maj. Michael L. Hatfield assumed responsibility for USAG Red Cloud and Area I from Command Sgt. Maj. Nidal Saeed during the same ceremony. - U.S. Army photo by Sgt 1st Class Jeff Troth
Maj. Rex Thomen assumed command of the 61st Weapons Mass Destruction - Civil Support Team from Lt. Col. Brandan Robbins during a change of command ceremony at Chappell Armory, Camp Joseph T. Robinson, August 15, 2023.
As a parting gift from the officers of the 61st WMD-CST, Robbins presented an NCO sword with the unit motto “Calculated and Deliberate” inscribed on the blade to the enlisted members of the 61st WMD-CST.
Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, U.S. Army Materiel Command's commanding general, honors several awardees following a town hall meeting in the Bob Jones Auditorium at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., March 25.
Command teams in the 3SB competed in Provider Stakes, an event consisting of an ACFT, a stress shoot, sling load training, day and night land navigation and a 14 mile ruck march. 24th FMSU's CPT Thomas Souza and SFC Stephen Meertens were the overall winners of this event.
Finnish Air Force's Karelia Air Command and american Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, VMFA-115 in Kuopio Finland.
Aproximately 35 Army Reserve Soldiers from the 412th and 416th Theater Engineer Commands conducted a land navigation course through the hilly woods of Fort McCoy, Wis., April 27 as part of the 2015 Combined Theater Engineer Commands' (TEC) Best Warrior Competition, which lasted from April 25 to 29. The competition was organized and hosted by the 412th and 416th TECs, where winners will move up and compete at the U.S. Army Reserve Command level. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michel Sauret)
Capt. Adam D. Moore, right, receives the Headquarters Company, 184th Sustainment Command guidon from the 184th commander, Brig. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, during a change of command ceremony on August 9. Moore, of Biloxi, is now responsible for the personnel administration and life support for more than 250 Soldiers assigned to the Laurel and Hattiesburg based Headquarters Company, 184th Sustainment Command. (Miss. National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Veronica McNabb, 184th Sustainment Command/Released)
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Soldiers, Family members and friends gathered at the 108th Training Command (IET) headquarters for the Change of Command cermony between outgoing commander Maj. Gen. Kate Leahy and incoming commander Maj. Gen. Andrew Juknelis. Hosted by Maj. Gen. A.C. Roper, deputy commanding general, United States Army Reserve Command, the ceremony took place February 8th in Charlotte, N.C.
CPT Cincala commander of 317th listens to LTC MacCuish the Battalion Commander of 391st. LTC MacCuish explains his philosophy of Command Maintenance and how it plays a vital role in our ability to complete the mission.
U.S. Army I Corps command teams conduct a motivational run on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 6. Over the next two-days, the senior leaders will be discussing the mission vision and training plan for the upcoming year. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Adeline Witherspoon, 20th Public Affairs Detachment)
Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Anderson, of the Utah National Guard, was awarded the prestigious Legion of Merit award at the TASS facility on Camp Williams Nov. 2, 2015.
Finnish Air Force's Karelia Air Command and american Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, VMFA-115 in Kuopio Finland.
The S.C. Army National Guard’s 351st Aviation Support Battalion held its change of command ceremony May 4, 2016, at McEntire Joint Base, Eastover, S.C., to honor outgoing commander, U.S. Army Col. Donald P. Nelson, and incoming commander, U.S. Army Maj. Adrian M. Priester. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tashera Pravato/Released)
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The U.S. Army Materiel Command Equal Employment Opportunity office participated in and supported the Read Across America program at a local elementary school here, March 2.
Soldiers participating in Equal Opportunity Leadership training course at Redstone Arsenal took a break from class to step into the classrooms of University Place Elementary school to read to youngsters.
State Opening of Parliament – 17 July 2024
From the Court Circular
“17 July 2024
Buckingham Palace
The King, accompanied by The Queen, travelled in State to the Palace of Westminster today to open the Session of Parliament.
Their Majesties drove in a Carriage Procession, escorted by a Sovereign's Escort of The Household Cavalry, under the command of Major William Charlesworth, The Blues and Royals, and were received at the Sovereign's Entrance by the Earl Marshal and the Lord Great Chamberlain.
Guards of Honour were mounted at Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Westminster by 1st Battalion Welsh Guards with The King's Colour, under the command of Major Andrew Campbell.
A staircase party of The Household Cavalry was on duty at Victoria Tower, House of Lords, under the command of Major Dean Owens.
Royal Salutes were fired in Green Park by The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, under the command of Major John Baileff, and from the Tower of London Saluting Battery by the Honourable Artillery Company, under the command of Major Amanda Wheeler.
The Imperial State Crown, the Cap of Maintenance and the Sword of State were conveyed previously to the House of Lords in a Carriage Procession, escorted by a Regalia Escort of the Household Cavalry.
His Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms was on duty in the Prince's Chamber and The King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard was on duty in the Royal Gallery.
The King's Bargemaster and Watermen were on duty.
The Ladies and Gentlemen of the Household and the Pages of Honour to The King (the Hon. Guy Tryon, the Hon. William Sackville, the Hon. Alfred Wellesley and Ralph Tollemache) and the Pages of Honour to The Queen (William Keswick and Arthur Elliott) were in attendance at the Palace of Westminster.
Their Majesties returned to Buckingham Palace and were received by the Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain of the Household.”
Extracted from the Houses of Parliament website
The State Opening of Parliament marks the formal start of the parliamentary year and the King's Speech sets out the government's agenda for the coming session, outlining proposed policies and legislation. It is the only regular occasion when the three constituent parts of Parliament – the Sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons – meet.
The State Opening happens on the first day of a new parliamentary session or shortly after a general election.
This State Opening this year took place on Wednesday 17 July 2024.
The previous State Opening, His Majesty King Charles's first as Monarch, took place on 7 November 2023, at the start of the 2023-24 session of Parliament.
Prior to this, State Opening of Parliament took place on 10 May 2022, at the start of the 2022-23 session. On this occasion, Parliament was opened by the then Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge as Counsellors of State for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II presided over the State Opening of Parliament in person on 67 occasions during her reign.
Queen Elizabeth II opened Parliament in person all but three times during her reign. Two exceptions were in 1959 and 1963, when she was pregnant with Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. In 2022, Parliament was opened by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge acting as Counsellors of State on behalf of the Queen. The ceremony has changed very little throughout her reign.
State Opening: how it happens
State Opening is the main ceremonial event of the parliamentary calendar. The event begins with the King’s procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster, escorted by the Household Cavalry.
The King arrives at Sovereign's Entrance and proceeds to the Robing Room. Wearing the Imperial State Crown and the Robe of State, he leads the Royal Procession through the Royal Gallery, packed with 600 guests, to the chamber of the House of Lords.
The House of Lords official known as Black Rod is sent to summon the Commons. The doors to the Commons chamber are shut in her face: a practice dating back to the Civil War, symbolising the Commons' independence from the monarchy. Black Rod strikes the door three times before it is opened. Members of the House of Commons then follow Black Rod and the Speaker of the House of Commons to the Lords chamber, standing at the opposite end to the Throne, known as the Bar of the House, to listen to the speech.
The King's Speech
The King’s Speech is delivered by the King from the Throne in the House of Lords. Although the King reads the Speech, it is written by the government. It contains an outline of its policies and proposed legislation for the new parliamentary session.
After the King’s Speech
When the King leaves, a new parliamentary session starts and Parliament gets to work. Members of both Houses debate the content of the speech and agree an ‘Address in Reply to His Majesty's Gracious Speech'. Each House continues the debate over the planned legislative programme for several days, looking at different subject areas. The King’s Speech is voted on by the Commons, but rarely in the Lords.
State Opening – History
Traditions surrounding the State Opening and the delivery of a speech by the Monarch can be traced back as far as the 16th century. The current ceremony dates from the opening of the rebuilt Palace of Westminster in 1852 after the fire of 1834.
The State Opening is a royal ceremony of great antiquity – well-established by the late fourteenth century – which marks the start of a parliamentary year.
It is customary for the Sovereign to be present at the ceremony, which serves as a symbolic reminder of the unity of the three constituent parts of Parliament: the Sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
The broad outlines of the ceremony have remained largely unchanged for centuries: a procession by the Sovereign to the Palace of Westminster is followed by the assembling of the Members of both Houses, and the reading of the Speech.
Within these outlines, however, there have been adaptations and innovations. For example, from its origins until 1679, the ceremony was usually preceded by a mass at Westminster Abbey, but this was discontinued during the reign of King Charles II for fear of assassination plots.
To take another example, Sovereigns in the 16th and 17th centuries used to process to Parliament aboard the Royal Barge on the River Thames.
The modern state opening ceremony dates to 1852, when the new Palace of Westminster was opened. The route within Parliament that the KIng follows today was used by Queen Victoria for the first time in 1852.
The public sequence of events
The public elements of the ceremony begin just before 11am, when members of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment lead the procession from Buckingham Palace.
A coach carrying the royal regalia - the Imperial State Crown, the Cap of Maintenance and Sword of State – precedes the monarch.
The Sovereign's Bargemaster and four Royal Watermen serve as boxmen on the coaches, acting as ceremonial bodyguards of the King and guards of the regalia.
The royal procession
The royal procession makes its way along The Mall, through Horse Guards Parade, down Whitehall and Parliament Street. All along the route are posted members of Britain's armed forces who ‘present arms' as the royal party passes. They contribute to the pageantry of the day as well as provide security and crowd control.
The procession arrives at the Palace of Westminster at 11.15am. The King enters through the Sovereign's Entrance under the Victoria Tower, at the opposite end of the palace to Big Ben, and the royal standard replaces the union flag over Westminster until the King leaves the Palace at the end of the ceremony.
Inside the Palace, the King dons the Imperial State Crown and ceremonial robes before making his way to the House of Lords, attended by various members of the Royal Household.
Within Parliament
The assembly in the House of Lords chamber includes members of the Lords, dressed in traditional scarlet robes and ermine capes, ambassadors and high commissioners, judges, and visiting dignitaries and heads of state.
The King is seated on the throne in the Lords chamber at approximately 11.30am. A well-known tradition of the ceremony commences: Black Rod is dispatched to the House of Commons to summon MPs to hear the King's Speech.
Upon Black Rod's approach, the Serjeant at Arms of the Commons slams the doors in her face. She knocks ceremonially upon the doors three times and is given permission to enter. Black Rod then approachs the Table and announces the King's summons.
This ritual symbolises the right of the Commons to exclude royal messengers, and commemorates the events of 1642, the last time a sovereign entered the Commons, when King Charles I tried to arrest five MPs.
The Commons' Speaker and Black Rod then lead MPs in procession to the House of Lords. Tradition has it that MPs amble to the Lords noisily, to show their independence.
MPs crowd into the space between the doors and the bar of the chamber to hear the Speech from the Throne, which is delivered in a neutral tone by the King and received in silence by the assembly.
After the speech, the King returns by coach to Buckingham Palace. His exit is heralded by military trumpeters, and the royal standard is replaced by the union flag.
Elements unseen by the public
Some of the most well-known elements of the State Opening take place out of the public eye.
Before the Sovereign's arrival at Parliament, the Yeomen of the Guard, the royal bodyguards, ceremonially search the cellars of the Palace of Westminster for explosives.
This commemorates Guy Fawkes's ‘gunpowder plot' of 1605 – a failed attempt by English Catholics to blow up the Protestant King James I and Parliament.
Another reminder of the violence and intrigue historically surrounding relationships between the Commons and the Crown is the fact that a Member of the Commons is ceremonially held hostage in Buckingham Palace while the Sovereign attends the Palace, to ensure the King's safe return.
This tradition stems from the time of Charles I, who had a contentious relationship with Parliament and was eventually beheaded in 1649 at the conclusion of a civil war between the monarchy and Parliament.
The hostage is usually the Vice-Chamberlain of the Household – that is, an MP whose office makes him or her officially a member of the Royal Household and, simultaneously, a junior Whip for the Government.