116th BCT Change of Command
Col. Blake Ortner receives the colors of the 116th Brigade Combat Team from Brig. Gen. Stephen Huxtable, symbolizing his assumption of command of the 116th BCT. The 116th Brigade Combat Team conducted a Change of Command Ceremony between the outgoing commander, Col. William Phillips, and the incoming commander, Col. Blake Ortner, Sunday, June 21 at 10 a.m. at the Fort Pickett Stadium. Some of the unit’s new equipment being fielded during Annual Training was on display prior to the ceremony. (Photo by Maj. Cotton Puryear, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
116th BCT Change of Command
Col. Blake Ortner receives the colors of the 116th Brigade Combat Team from Brig. Gen. Stephen Huxtable, symbolizing his assumption of command of the 116th BCT. The 116th Brigade Combat Team conducted a Change of Command Ceremony between the outgoing commander, Col. William Phillips, and the incoming commander, Col. Blake Ortner, Sunday, June 21 at 10 a.m. at the Fort Pickett Stadium. Some of the unit’s new equipment being fielded during Annual Training was on display prior to the ceremony. (Photo by Maj. Cotton Puryear, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)