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    Pa. National Guard’s 213th Regional Support Group holds change of command ceremony

    Pa. National Guard’s 213th Regional Support Group holds change of command ceremony

    Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig | Soldiers with the 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard,...... read more read more

    ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES

    01.15.2020

    Story by Staff Sgt. Zane Craig 

    109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

    ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, held a change-of-command ceremony Jan. 12, 2020 at William Allen High School here.

    Lt. Col. Angelo Catalano assumed command from Col. James McCormack with the traditional passing of the colors.

    “We in the Pennsylvania National Guard are very fortunate to have such a well-qualified leader in Lt. Col. Catalano to replace Col. McCormack,” said Brig. Gen. Mark Schindler, the ceremony’s presiding officer and the deputy adjutant general – Army.

    Under McCormack’s leadership, the Group deployed units overseas in support of Operations Spartan Shield, Freedom’s Sentinel and Inherent Resolve; supported Pa. National Guard rotations at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Ca., and Decisive Strike in North Macedonia; and provided essential relief to areas affected by hurricanes in Texas, Florida, South Carolina and Puerto Rico, as well as blizzards in Pennsylvania.

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    Date Taken: 01.15.2020
    Date Posted: 01.15.2020 09:35
    Story ID: 359239
    Location: ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, US
    Hometown: ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, US

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