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AUBURN, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard First Lt. Joseph Valentino, an Iraq War veteran, takes command of the Headquarters Detachment of the 102nd Military Police Battalion Friday Morning during a traditional change of command ceremony.
WHO: First Lt. Joseph Valentino, the incoming commander, Capt. Karl Berg, the outgoing commander, and Lt. Col. Arthur Zegers, the 102nd Military Police Battalion commander who will preside over the ceremony, and the soldiers of detachment.
WHAT: A traditional change of command ceremony in which the unit's guidon-a pennant shaped flag-- is transferred from the outgoing commander, Capt. Berg; to the incoming commander, Lt. Valentino, indicating the change of command and responsibility for the soldiers and the command. Traditionally the guidon marks the local of a company-sized element on the battlefield.
WHEN: 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24.
WHERE: New York State Armory, 174 South Street, Auburn.
COVERAGE OPPORTUNITIES:
Members of the press will be able to talk to the incoming and outgoing commanders and members of the unit and the battalion commander. Imagery opportunities include the transfer of the guidon and soldiers in formation.
FOR ACCESS TO THIS SECURE MILITARY FACILITY MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA MUST CALL STAFF SGT. PENNY HAND (315) 255-8913 or (315) 277-0141.
1St Lt. Joseph Valentino
1st Lt. Joseph Valentino has served as an enlisted Soldier and Officer since 2001. He was part of the New York National Guard response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and served as part of other Homeland Security missions as well.
Valentino was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant through the Syracuse University Reserve Officers Training Corps program in May 2007. He has served as a Military Police Platoon Leader and as a Company Executive Officer.
Valentino, who is a full-time member of the Army National Guard, most recently served as the Executive Officer of the 105th Military Police Company in Mosul and Kirkuk, Iraq.
His awards include the Bronze Star, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and New York Defense of Liberty Medal, awarded to soldiers and airmen who took part in the New York State response to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
He is married to Gretchen Valentino.
Capt. Karl Berg
Capt. Karl Berg has served as the Commander of the 102nd Military Police Battalion Headquarters Detachment since 2009. His next assignment will be as the Assistant Operations Officer for the 153rd Troop Command, which is headquartered in Buffalo.
Berg, who has served in the military since 1988 as both an officer and enlisted soldier, deployed to Iraq in 2004 with the 42nd Infantry Division and to Afghanistan in 2008 with an Afghan Police Mentoring Team. He is a Rochester Police Officer in civilian life.
He is married to Kelli Berg.
His awards include the Army Commendation Medal with V for valor, the Combat Action Badge, the Iraq Campaign Ribbon, the Afghanistan Campaign Ribbon, the NATO Medal, and the Joint Service Achievement Medal.
The 102nd Military Police Battalion
The 102nd Military Police Battalion is the higher headquarters for the 222nd Military Police Company, which has elements in Auburn and Hornell, and is also responsible for Buffalo's 105th Military Police Company and the Utica-based 107th Military Police Company. The Headquarters Detachment handles the day-to-day activities of the battalion headquarters.
The battalion's 105th Military Police Company recently returned from a deployment to Iraq in 2011 and the 107th Military Police Company is currently deployed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. For two years the battalion served as the command and control headquarters for a New York National Guard team of 350 soldiers and airmen trained to extract victims of a terrorist attack from a building destroyed with chemical, biological or radiological weapons, decontaminate them, and then provide medical treatment.
| Date Taken: | 02.23.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 02.23.2012 09:50 |
| Story ID: | 84232 |
| Location: | AUBURN, NEW YORK, US |
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