2-641 Aviation Battalion Changes Command in Ceremony
Oregon Army National Guard, participate in a change of command ceremony between outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Pete Derouin, and the incoming commander, Lt. Col. Alan Gronewald, Sept. 6, in Salem
September 6, 2014, 9:55 pm
(SALEM, Ore.) — Members of 2-641 Aviation Battalion, Oregon Army National Guard, participate in a change of command ceremony between outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Pete Derouin, and the incoming commander, Lt. Col. Alan Gronewald, September 6th, in Salem
Members of 2-641 Aviation Battalion, Oregon Army National Guard, participate in a change of command ceremony between outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Pete Derouin, and the incoming commander, Lt. Col. Alan Gronewald, Sept. 6, in Salem, Ore. The change of command ceremony is a time honored tradition and integral part of military heritage passed down from the Continental Army of the United States. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason van Mourik, Oregon Military Department Public. Affairs)
Oregon Army National Guard Lt. Col. Alan Gronewald, incoming commander of the 2-641 Aviation Battalion, accepts the battalion guidon from Col. Gregory Day, commander of 82nd Troop Command Brigade, at a change of command ceremony, Sept. 6, in Salem, Ore. Gronewald accepted command from Lt. Col. Pete Derouin in front of Citizen-Soldiers of the 2-641 Aviation Battalion, friends and family. The passing of the guidon signifies the change of authority and responsibility of command from one officer to another. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason van Mourik, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
Oregon Army National Guard Col. Gregory Day, commander of 82nd Troop Command Brigade, leads the outgoing and incoming commanders of the 2-641 Aviation Battalion on stage during a change of command ceremony, Sept. 6, in Salem, Ore. The change of command ceremony is a time honored tradition and integral part of military heritage passed down from the Continental Army of the United States. (Photo by Benjamin Von Wong, freelance photographer)
Oregon Army National Guard Col. Gregory Day (foreground), commander of 82nd Troop Command Brigade; Lt. Col. Pete Derouin (middle), outgoing battalion commander; and Lt. Col. Alan Gronewald (background), incoming battalion commander, salute the American flag during the playing of the National Anthem at the start of a change of command ceremony for the 2-641 Aviation Battalion, Oregon Army National Guard, Sept. 6, in Salem, Ore. Gronewald assumed command from Derouin in the time-honored tradition of passing the battalion guidon. The passing of the guidon signifies the change of authority and responsibility of command from one officer to another. The change of command ceremony is an integral part of military heritage passed down from the Continental Army of the United States. (Photo by Benjamin Von Wong, freelance photographer)
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