REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville welcomed incoming commander, Col. Robert Hilliard, while bidding farewell to Col. Sebastien Joly during the Oct. 2 change of command ceremony at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center’s Davidson Center for Space Exploration, 1 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama.
The Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Operations, Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Maj. Gen. Mark Quander, led the ceremony that marked the passing of the command colors from Joly to Hilliard.
“I had the opportunity to pass the guidon to them when they were both departing battalion commands… Today this ceremony marks a change in leadership, but it also reminds us of continuity – the mission endures, the trust placed in the Corps endures, the responsibility to soldiers, civilians and our nation endures,” said Quander…