A Change of Command in Mid-Air

The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) 1st Brigade recently held a change of command ceremony but this one was a unique. Lieutenant Colonel James Donaghue transferred command of the 4th Battalion to Lieutenant Colonel Troy Neasbitt while rapelling down the rappel tower. Both commanders are Prior Service and have served in Combat with the 1st Cavalry Division.

In a unique Change of Command Ceremony, atop a rappelling tower, Ltc. James Donaghue assumed command of the 4th Battalion from Ltc. Troy Neasbitt, with Commander, 1st Bde, BG Robert Hastings, presiding.

Congratulations

to the new incoming commander!

(Texas State Guard photos by Master Sgt. David Johnson and Pvts Carlos Arenas and John Duesing.)

 

Source: Texas State Guard

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General Tier

  • Dustin Colegrove

Colonel Tier

  • Col.C.McAdams,Sr.LlD.
  • COL Philip Smith
  • Dan Sebby

Sergeant Major

  • 2LT (MD) Richard Ostopowicz
  • Andre N Coulombe
  • Hayden
  • William Cooper

Sergeant Tier

  • Alexander Kosin
  • B. S.
  • COL (AK) John C James
  • Daniel E Meldazis
  • David
  • Michael Chiesa
  • Mike Gibson
  • Mike Hawley
  • Sheryl Bishop
  • Tom Jackson
  • WSG King

Corporal Tier

  • 2LT James Jackson
  • Abby Horn
  • Admin US Army Auxiliary Activation Project
  • Alex Francois
  • Alex Walker-Griffin
  • Anthony Paduano
  • Beverly Shepard
  • [email protected]
  • Buckwalter
  • C.J. Nagle
  • Cary
  • Charlie
  • Chris
  • chris schnupp
  • COL John Goodnight, CSMR, Ret.
  • Dana K
  • Daniel Newell
  • Eric
  • Evan
  • Evan Papadakis
  • ferg
  • Fernando Martinez
  • Gary
  • George
  • Ivansie
  • Jacob Gutierrez
  • JC
  • JEFF RICHTER
  • John Goodnight
  • John Twitty
  • Josh Copeland
  • joshua pedata
  • Kenyon
  • Kevin Spatz
  • Mike Nguyen
  • Phillip Gordon Ryman
  • Rebekah phillips
  • Richard
  • SonofCar
  • SPC Andino
  • Stephen Green
  • Steve
  • Trent
  • Wadie Williams (COL, TX, Ret)
  • William Kiel
  • William Taylor

Private Tier

  • Andrew Raymond
  • Arthur Helms
  • Bernadette Ramirez
  • Carlo
  • Charles F. Reed, Jr., 1LT (MS)
  • Craig Collins-Young
  • David Herman
  • Father Ernest Buchanan
  • Gerald Burnett
  • Iggi Mincus
  • Jacob H
  • John Fauver
  • Joseph Walsh
  • Kathryn Gonzales
  • Kenneth Cook-Askins
  • Kf Schmi
  • Levi Stephens
  • Mad Chemist
  • Michael Mcelrath
  • MoNobody
  • Robert Greene
  • Russell Griffin
  • SRS
  • Tom Rogers
  • Tony
  • Travis Kalin
  • Will Bardwell

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