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FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - Lt. Col. Michael Musard is the new commander of the Regional Training Center – West, responsible for oversight of the pre-deployment training his unit provides here.
Musard assumed command July 23 as Maj. Mark Ehinger relinquished the position during a formal change of command ceremony, allowing soldiers opportunity to witness the transfer of authority and responsibility.
“I appreciate the opportunity to command,” Musard said during the ceremony. “As an officer at this point in my career there’s no greater honor.”
Musard, a resident of Maple Valley, Wash., began his career when he enlisted as a Military Policeman in the Army National Guard in 1986. Since then, he has held various leadership positions in the Army National Guard and Army Reserve, his last assignment was as a Plans Branch Chief at the Pentagon.
During his first remarks as commander, Musard told his formation, “What you’re doing here is on the top ten list of each senior leader, civilian or in uniform, at the pentagon,” adding that the training RTC-West provides “is maximizing boots on the ground time for Soldiers as they go downrange [deploy overseas]. So what you do is important, I appreciate it and I look forward to working with you.”
Since its creation four years ago, RTC-West soldiers have trained more than 15,000 Soldiers who then deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and other regions.
“The outgoing commander, Maj. Mark Ehinger, has done a fantastic job, I really appreciate all the hard work,” said Brig. Gen. James Cook, commanding general 91st Training Division (RTC-West’s Higher Headquarters). “The incoming commander, Lt. Col. Michael Musard, has a lot of experience but right now his main focus is how to take the RTC-West and kick it up another notch. It’s a responsibility not only to the mission but also to the Soldiers and families of the RTC-West.”
“This ceremony is one of the rarest ceremonies that you’ll see in the world today,” said Cook. “The ceremony identifies the willingness of a commander to give up his command to another. This transfer of authority and transfer of responsibility is very important because with that comes the trust and confidence of that command and soldiers, and more importantly the family members.”
| Date Taken: | 07.23.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 07.25.2011 14:14 |
| Story ID: | 74292 |
| Location: | FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, CALIFORNIA, US |
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