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Durham takes command of 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
November 24, 2025
— U.S. Army Col. Brandye Williams relinquished command of Kentucky's 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade to Col. Terry Durham during a change-of-command ceremony at Madison Central High School’s football field in Richmond, Ky., Oct. 18, 2025...
Kentucky Recruiting Battalion Gets New Commander
May 21, 2025
— Lt. Col. Jason W. Mendez relinquished command of Kentucky's Recruiting and Retention Battalion to Lt. Col. Stephen T. Strack during a change of command ceremony at the Wellman Armory on Boone National Guard Center, May 20, 2025...
Maj. Gen. Howay bids farewell as Brig. Gen. Simmering assumes command of Division East
July 31, 2024
— FORT KNOX, Ky. - First Army Division East bid farewell to Maj. Gen. Bryan M. Howay, the outgoing commander of Division East, and welcomed Brig. Gen. Michael J. Simmering, the incoming commander, in a change of command ceremony at Brooks Field on July 25...
63rd Theater Aviation Brigade welcomes new commander
July 9, 2024
— The 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade conducted a change of command ceremony June 23, 2024, that saw Col. Michael D. Armstrong relinquish command to Lt. Col. Gabriel D. Spicer...
Thunder support, change of command and responsibility
June 25, 2024
— The 103rd BSB says farewell to one command team and welcomes another during a dual-ceremony at Campbellsville University Harrodsburg Athletic Center in Harrodsburg, June 14, 2024...
Guardsman assumes command, embarking on new active-duty leadership role
August 8, 2023
— History was made when Kentucky Army National Guard’s Maj. Gen. Bryan Howay took command of the active component’s First Army Division East at a ceremony held at Fort Knox, June 14. Prior to the change of command and change of responsibilities dual ceremony, Howay has been serving as acting commander of Division East since February 2023 while dual-hatted as the KYNG's director of the joint staff. ...
Kentucky Infantry unit welcomes new commander
May 30, 2023
— Lt. Col. Jason Mendez relinquished command of the 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry, to Lt. Col. Jason Partin during a ceremony held at Harold L. Disney Training Center in Artemus, Kentucky, May 21, 2023...
New Command Team ushers in a new era for the Recruiting and Retention Battalion
May 25, 2023
— The Kentucky Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion changed its leadership team during a ceremony held May 22, 2023, at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort. Lt. Col. Jason Mendez took charge of the battalion, headquartered in Frankfort, from Lt. Col. Jacob McKinney, while Command Sgt. Maj. Johnnie Parton turned over his responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan Reed...
Brigade welcomes new commander to the 75th
May 1, 2023
— Army Col. Jason P. Penn assumed command of the brigade from Col. Timothy R. Starke, who had previously served as the brigade’s executive officer two years prior to becoming the commander...
238th Regiment Change of Command
April 3, 2023
— U.S. Army National Guard Lt. Col. Philip Robinson assumed command of the 238th Regiment from Col. L. Allen Joiner during a change-of-command ceremony held at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center, Greenville, Ky., March 31, 2023. Joiner will travel to Scott Airforce Base, Ill. as the FORSCOM Liaison Officer for the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC). Joiner took command of the 238th Regiment in April 2021, but he has served as a member of the 238th Regiment for nine years...
DCO takes charge of the 138th Field Artillery Brigade
September 14, 2021
— The 138th Field Artillery Brigade honored Army Col. Andrew Bates as he relinquished command to his deputy commanding officer, Army Lt. Col. Steve Mattingly, during a change of command ceremony Sept. 12, at Brigade Headquarters in Lexington, Ky...
63rd Theater Aviation Brigade Change of Command
June 11, 2021
— Col. Gary D. Lewis relinquished the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade command to Col. Michael D. Armstrong during a change of command ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility on Boone National Guard Center, Frankfort, Ky., June 5, 2021...
Col. Bates takes command of the 138th Field Artillery Brigade
September 19, 2020
— The 138th Field Artillery Brigade honored Col. Ronnie Barnes as he relinquished command to Col. Andrew J. Bates during a change of command ceremony Sept. 19, at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky...
751st TC Change of Command
October 27, 2012
— The Kentucky Army National Guard’s 751st Troop Command welcomed Lt. Col. Scott C. Thomas as battalion commander during a change of command ceremony at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., Saturday. Thomas, a Louisville native, is currently the full-time Assistant Chief of Staff for the Kentucky National Guard. Thomas replaced outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Brent A. Wilkins...
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