1st Brigade 94th Training Division bids farewell to Lt. Col. Michael Bland, welcomes Col. Tim Dye

By Sgt. 1st Class Phillip Eugene, 80th Training Command Public AffairsFebruary 24, 2014

1st Brigade, 94th Training Division bids farewell to Lt. Col. Bland, welcomes Col. Dye
1 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Brig. Gen. Don S. Cornett, commander 94th Training Division, hands the 1st Brigade, 94th Training Division colors to Col. Timothy D. Dye during a Change of Command Ceremony at the brigade headquarters in Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 22, 2014. By acceptin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1st Brigade, 94th Training Division bids farewell to Lt. Col. Bland, welcomes Col. Dye
2 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Col. (P) Michael L. Bland relinquishes command of 1st Brigade, 94th Training Division by handing the brigade colors to Brig. Gen. Don S. Cornett, commander 94th Training Division, during a Change of Command Ceremony at the brigade headquarters in... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1st Brigade, 94th Training Division bids farewell to Lt. Col. Bland, welcomes Col. Dye
3 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Maj. Jo Ann Goodwin, 1st Brigade, 94th Training Division operations & plans senior noncommissioned officer, substituting for Command Sgt. Maj. Nickolette Yungandreas, the brigade senior enlisted advisor, accepts the brigade colors from Col. Tim... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1st Brigade, 94th Training Division bids farewell to Lt. Col. Bland, welcomes Col. Dye
4 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Col. (P) Michael L. Bland delivers his farewell address to Soldiers of 1st Brigade, 94th Training Division during a Change of Command Ceremony at the brigade headquarters in Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 22, 2014. Col. Timothy D. Dye succeeded Bland a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1st Brigade, 94th Training Division bids farewell to Lt. Col. Bland, welcomes Col. Dye
5 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Brig. Gen. Don S. Cornett, commander 94th Training Division, addresses 1st Brigade, 94th Training Division Soldiers during a brigade Change of Command ceremony at the brigade headquarters in Charleston, W.Va., Feb. 22, 2014. During the ceremony Col. ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1st Brigade, 94th Training Division bids farewell to Lt. Col. Bland, welcomes Col. Dye
6 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Capt. John Hunter, brigade chaplain, 1st Brigade, 94th Training Division, delivers the invocation during the brigade Change of Command Ceremony where Col. Timothy D. Dye succeeded Lt. Col. (P) Michael L. Bland as the commander. The ceremony took plac... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1st Brigade, 94th Training Division bids farewell to Lt. Col. Bland, welcomes Col. Dye
7 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Col. Timothy D. Dye delivers his first address to 1st Brigade, 94th Training Division Soldiers as their commander during a Change of Command Ceremony at the brigade headquarters in Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 22, 2014. Dye succeeded Lt. Col. (P) Michael... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1st Brigade, 94th Training Division bids farewell to Lt. Col. Bland, welcomes Col. Dye
8 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Members of the official party during the 1st Brigade, 94th Training Division Change of Command Ceremony which took place at the brigade headquarters in Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 22, 2014. (L-R) Lt. Col. Michael P. Bland, outgoing commander, Brig. Gen.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1st Brigade, 94th Training Division bids farewell to Lt. Col. Bland, welcomes Col. Dye
9 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Brig. Gen. Don S. Cornett, commander 94th Training Division, hands the 1st Brigade, 94th Training Division colors to Col. Timothy D. Dye during a Change of Command Ceremony at the brigade headquarters in Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 22, 2014. By acceptin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (Feb. 22, 2014) -- Col. Timothy D. Dye succeeded Lt. Col. (P) Michael L. Bland as commander of 1st Brigade, 94th Training Division during a Change of Command Ceremony at the brigade headquarters.

Brig. Gen. Don S. Cornett, commander 94th Training Division, reviewed the ceremony and thanked Bland for being the interim commander during a critical four month period when the brigade needed leadership. Cornett said the brigade's mission, which involves training Quartermaster Soldiers, is especially significant during the current Army-wide draw down.

"As things change our mission will get tougher and it's important that we put the right leaders in here like Lt. Col. Bland...and now Col. Dye," said Cornett, who awarded the Army Commendation Medal to Bland for his time in Command.

During his speech, Bland reminded the Soldiers of the impact the brigade has on the Army by being the only quartermaster organization in the U.S. Army Reserve which is part of the Total Army School System.

"From my level I see the missions as they come down from DA, every [Army Reserve] unit has Soldiers in your classes," said Bland, who also told the Soldiers that as a training organization, they shouldn't define success the same way operational and functional commands measure their accomplishments because the missions in those commands are more defined.

Dye said he was surprised that he'd been selected for the position but he was also honored. He told the Soldiers that they're his family now that his wife is currently deployed to Afghanistan.

With a required strength of 765 Soldiers, the brigade is made up of five subordinate Quartermaster battalions which provides Military Occupational Specialty reclassification and Noncommissioned Officer Education System training to Reserve and Active Component Soldiers, as well as National Guardsmen in accordance with U.S. Army Training Doctrine Command Program of Instruction.

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