Kipling takes command of Data Processing Unit - Oct. 19, 2014

Maj. Lesley E. Kipling takes command of the Virginia National Guard's Fairfax-based Data Processing Unit, 91st Troop Command from Lt. Col. Matthew E. Wear during a ceremony Oct. 19, 2014, at Fort A. P. Hill. Col. Marti J. Bissell, commander of 91st Troop Command, presided over the guidon exchange that signified the change of command. After the guidon exchange, Bissell presented Wear with the Meritorious Service Medal to recognize his many accomplishment while in command. The mission of the DPU has dramatically changed over the past almost 30 years since it was established to provide data processing support to the National Guard Bureau Computer Center in 1985. The unit has approximately 160 Soldiers that conduct a variety of missions including information operations support, web risk assessment, cyber security and computer network defense.