ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. -- The Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) Support Brigade welcomed a new commander and said farewell to another during a ceremony in Heritage Hall, here, Aug. 13.
Col. Kimberly Boyd took command of the LOGCAP Support Brigade from Col. Tom Niles.
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Doll, commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Sustainment Command headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, officiated the event.
"Today we honor the commitment and leadership of Col. Tom Niles," said Doll. "Tom personifies the warrior ethos."
"We also welcome Col. Kimberly Boyd as she takes command of the only LOGCAP brigade in the Army."
Boyd comes to the unit after serving as the commander of the 378th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.
"There is truly no higher honor than to serve as a commander in the world's greatest Army," Boyd said.
Standing in formation were the LSB's five battalion commanders and their colors, as well as the brigades command sergeant major.
Niles served as the commander of the LSB from August 2014 to August 2016.
"This has been one of the most unique organizations I've come across in the Army Reserve," said Niles. "[This] brigade is fully engaged in supporting long-term missions across the globe."
"I'd like to thank the battalion commanders for the support over the last two years. You never missed a mission no matter what we threw at you."
LOGCAP provides logistics, engineering and construction support from commercial sources. The LSB is a U.S. Army Reserve unit, and, at the height of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, had more than 100 Soldiers deployed at any given time.
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