IZMIR, Turkey – Standing left to right, Italian Army Lt. Gen. Paolo Ruggiero, the outgoing Deputy Commander of Allied Land Command (LANDCOM), holds the plaque before passing it to U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John Thomson, Commander of LANDCOM, signifying the Change of Responsibility during the ceremony at the LANDCOM Headquarters held Feb. 22, 2019 in Izmir, Turkey. (NATO photo taken by U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Olson, LANDCOM Public Affairs.)