Bortner takes command of 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment
Lt. Col. Thomas Bortner takes command of the Virginia National Guard’s Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from Lt. Col. Robert Leseman during a change of command ceremony May 14, 2022, in Winchester, Virginia. Maj. Gen. John Rhodes, 29th Infantry Division Commanding General, presided over the exchange of the unit colors representing the transfer of command from Leseman to Bortner. Rhodes promoted Bortner to lieutenant colonel prior to the exchange of unit colors. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Scott Drugo)
Bortner takes command of 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment
Lt. Col. Thomas Bortner takes command of the Virginia National Guard’s Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from Lt. Col. Robert Leseman during a change of command ceremony May 14, 2022, in Winchester, Virginia. Maj. Gen. John Rhodes, 29th Infantry Division Commanding General, presided over the exchange of the unit colors representing the transfer of command from Leseman to Bortner. Rhodes promoted Bortner to lieutenant colonel prior to the exchange of unit colors. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Scott Drugo)