Command Sgt. Maj. John Lepowsky (right) releases the Minnesota state flag as it is hoisted above Camp Virginia, Kuwait, by Lt. Col. Brian Melton Aug. 17, 2011, signifying their assumption of command and responsibility for the Brainerd-based 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor. Sgt. Maj Lepowsky, a business owner from Freemont, Minn., serves as a tanker and the battalion’s senior enlisted member, while Lt. Col. Melton, an infantry officer from Moorhead, Minn., where he is a prosecuting attorney, commands more than 600 soldiers from the Minnesota-based 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th “Red Bull” Infantry Division, who are deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation New Dawn, the final phase of post-combat operations in Iraq.
Date Taken: | 08.17.2011 |
Date Posted: | 09.20.2011 22:48 |
Photo ID: | 459754 |
VIRIN: | 110817-A-UI566-126 |
Resolution: | 3776x1993 |
Size: | 3.84 MB |
Location: | CAMP VIRGINIA, KW |
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