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Story By: Pvt. DeAngelo Wells
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq-- Company A, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division held a change of command ceremony at Memorial Hall.
Maj. Carol Hickey, the outgoing commander of Company A, 3rd BSTB and a Cherokee, Okla., native, was replaced by Capt. Erik Lampe, a Burlington, Iowa, native. Lampe was previously the intelligence officer for 3rd BSTB.
“This is the best job an officer could have,” Lampe said. “I can spend time with Soldiers and accomplish the mission the Army has given me. I am very thankful for that.”
Lt. Col. William Edwards, 3rd BSTB commander, gave his farewell to Hickey and welcomed Lampe as the new commander. Maj. John Lim, the 3rd Bde. chaplain delivered the invocation for the ceremony.
“I’ve had the best group of Soldiers that I could ever ask for,” Hickey said. “The dedicated noncommissioned officers take care of their Soldiers in every single way. I am very sad to go, but I know they are in very capable hands.”
Hickey will take over as the 3rd Bde. intelligence officer in Basra, Iraq.
“Capt. Lampe comes to us with a great reputation, solid leadership skills, and the backing of his former battalion commander,” Edwards said. “I have true faith and confidence in his ability to accomplish the mission and step in where Maj. Hickey stepped out. I expect him to continue operating in the environment, here, with no problem.”
| Date Taken: | 06.17.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 06.17.2010 04:07 |
| Story ID: | 51520 |
| Location: | COB ADDER, IQ |
| Web Views: | 277 |
| Downloads: | 155 |
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