Zana takes charge of 91st Troop Command

Col. William L. Zana takes command of the Bowling Green-based 91st Troop Command from Col. Lapthe C. Flora May 21, 2016, in a traditional change of command ceremony at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Brig. Gen. Walter L. Mercer, the Virginia National Guard’s Assistant Adjutant General – Army, presided over the exchange of unit colors that represented the transfer of command from Flora to Zana.

The 91st Troop Command, headquartered at Bowling Green, Va., includes the Petersburg-based 276th Engineer Battalion, the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, the Fairfax-based Data Processing Unit, the Norfolk-based Joint National Guard Augmentation Unit and the Fairfax-based Information Operations Support Center.

Flora will be promoted to brigadier general June 6 and succeed Brig. Gen. Steven T. Scott as the Assistant Adjutant General for Strategic Initiatives, and Scott will retire after more than 34 years of military service. Zana command's 91st Troop Command in a traditional Guard status and will work full time as the officer in charge of the Adjutant General's Strategic Initiatives Group.

The Clifton Forge-based 29th Division Band provided ceremonial music for the event.

Read the change of command announcement at go.usa.gov/cJP4R.