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Soldiers with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, welcomed a new commander and said goodbye to their outgoing commander during a ceremony Aug. 30, 2017, on Founders Field.
Maj. Gen. Randy A. George, commanding general, 4th Inf. Div. and Fort Carson, accepted the brigade guidon from Col. Curtis Taylor and then handed it to Col. Monté Rone signifying the transfer of command.
George said he is excited to team with Rone and he knows that Rone will continue to foster the Warrior Ethos and build on the 1st SBCT legacy as a ready brigade capable of living up to its "First to Fight" motto.
Rone comes to the 1st SBCT after serving as the J3 operations director for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. Previously he has served as
operations officer, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, and battalion commander, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. He was stationed at the Mountain Post with Company B and Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inf. Div.
"We are extremely excited to be back at Fort Carson, and look forward to serving with the out-standing Soldiers in the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team," said Rone.
Taylor departs the post after leading the brigade since December 2015. His next assignment is at the Joint and Combined Warfighter School in Norfolk, Virginia.
"Today we say farewell to a commander who has done amazing things for this organization," said George.
During Taylor's tenure as the brigade commander the unit successfully conducted the first North to South attack in history of the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, conducting continuous reconnaissance and security operations that spread across 60 kilometers, said George. The brigade also assumed the U.S. Northern Command Regionally Aligned Force and Global Response Force missions. Within three months, he was directed to train and execute as the first reconnaissance and security brigade combat team and he proved the brigade had the capability to allow operational commanders to seize and retain the initiative through aggressive reconnaissance and to prevent surprise through effective security operation
"People don't care what you know, until they know that you care," said Taylor. "That is the secret of building a high-performing organization. You can pontificate all you want about your priorities, but little will change in your organization until you invest your heart and your soul into enabling the people you lead to reach their full potential and to achieve their goals."
| Date Taken: | 09.08.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 03.14.2018 12:33 |
| Story ID: | 269358 |
| Location: | COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, US |
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