Army National Guard Soldier Brig. Gen. Van. McCarty, deputy adjutant general, stands with Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kent Puffenbarger, the state command chief, and Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Brickley, state command sergeant major, to observe the change of command ceremony at the Army Aviation flight facility at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, during the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, Army National Guard change of command ceremony held Feb. 8. 2015, when Lt. Col. James R. Fidler, the outgoing commander, passed the colors to Maj. (P) John W. McElveen, the in


Army National Guard Soldier Brig. Gen. Van. McCarty, deputy adjutant general, stands with Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kent Puffenbarger, the state command chief, and Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Brickley, state command sergeant major, to observe the change of command ceremony at the Army Aviation flight facility at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, during the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, Army National Guard change of command ceremony held Feb. 8. 2015, when Lt. Col. James R. Fidler, the outgoing commander, passed the colors to Maj. (P) John W. McElveen, the incoming commander. The purpose of the change of command ceremony is to pass the command of the unit to the new commander, thus the passing of responsibility over equipment and personnel. Furthermore, the passing of the unit colors emphasizes that the organization is more important than the individual selected to lead it. ( Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine/Released)


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