ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- The U.S. Army Reserve's Consequence Management Unit (CMU) conducted a change of command ceremony here May 8.
During the ceremony, Col. Stephen "Scott" Morris assumed command of the unit from Col. Barrett K. Parker.
A native of Erie, Penn., Parker will serve as the Missouri Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer. Morris, who lives in Tulsa, Okla., assumes command of the CMU after a tour as the operations officer for the 85th Support Command.
The ceremony was hosted by Brig. Gen. James A. Blankenhorn, the deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve's 335th Signal Command.
The Consequence Management Unit is part of the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives), the U.S. military's only multifunctional formation that combats CBRNE threats around the globe.
Brig. Gen. JB Burton, the commanding general of 20th CBRNE Command, and 20th CBRNE Command Sgt. Maj. Harold E. Dunn IV attended the ceremony.
Established in 2001, the CMU provides multi-disciplined consequence management expertise for Army, joint and interagency operations.
The CMU includes a mix of Chemical Corps, Military Intelligence, Medical Corps and related areas officers and noncommissioned officers with advanced degrees, specialized training and licensing in their civilian professions.
Stationed in Abingdon, Md., near the 20th CBRNE Command's Aberdeen Proving Ground headquarters, the CMU has detachments in Georgia and Missouri.
"The CMU brings a wealth of knowledge to this command and the entire CBRNE enterprise," said Burton. "I salute the men and women who serve in this important unit."
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