Troop Command, WBAMC, holds change of command

William Beaumont Army Medical Center's Troop Command held a change of command ceremony where Lt. Col. Stacey Freeman relinquished command to Lt. Col. Steven Knapp at WBAMC, July 8.

Freeman has served as the Troop Command commander since June 2015. Prior to her command Freeman was the clinical nurse officer in charge of WBAMC's operating room department.

"In the Army, one constant is change," said Col. John A. Smyrski III, commander, WBAMC. "As we farewell one talented Army Nurse Corps leader, we welcome another."

Freeman will go on to serve at Kenner Army Health Clinic, Fort Lee, Virginia as the deputy commander, health and readiness.

"I am confident the Troop Command under the leadership of Lt. Col. Knapp will continue to provide for the support and needs of every member of the WBAMC family," said Smyrski.

Knapp, a graduate of St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, will take command after serving as the Army Nurse Corps personnel proponent officer, AMEDD personnel proponent directorate, Fort Sam Houston.

"As an AMEDD Soldier we are always tasked with two tremendously important and competing responsibilities, as a medical professional and as a professional Soldier," said Knapp.

During the ceremony, Knapp shared a personal philosophy with his new Soldiers made up of the acronym FLAGS for: Family, Leadership, Ambassador, Growth and Safety

Troop Command is responsible for administrative actions and

training of over 1,200 Soldiers assigned to the hospital including three companies and six external clinics located on Fort Bliss and El Paso.