IZMIR, Turkey – U.S. Army Lt. Gen. J.T. Thomson addresses civil leaders from Izmir, senior military leaders from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the men and women of NATO’s Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) for the last time during the Change of Command ceremony Tuesday, August 4 2020 at LANDCOM Headquarters in Izmir, Turkey. Lt. Gen. Thomson, the outgoing commander, is retiring after over 34 years of military service. (NATO photo taken by Sergeant First Class David Vivar (Spanish Army), LANDCOM Public Affairs.)