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Maj. Donald Bickel, chaplain, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, delivers the opening invocation, during a change of command ceremony at Ducal Palace Zagan, Poland, July 7, 2019. The Devil Brigade is part of more than 6,000 U.S. ...
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Maj. Gen. John S. Kolasheski (middle), commanding general, 1st Infantry Division, Col. Charles S. Armstrong (left), outgoing commander, 1ABCT, 1st Inf. Div., and Col., Col. Paul T. Krattiger (right), incoming commander, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Tea...
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Col. Charles S. Armstrong, outgoing commander, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony at Ducal Palace Zagan, Poland, July 7, 2019. The Devil Brigade is part of more than 6,00...
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Col. Charles S. Armstrong, outgoing commander, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, hands off command to incoming commander, Col. Paul T. Krattiger, during a change of command ceremony at Ducal Palace Zagan, Poland, July 7, 2019. T...
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Maj. Gen. John S. Kolasheski, commanding general, 1st Infantry Division, passes the brigade colors to Col., Col. Paul T. Krattiger, incoming commander, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., during a change of command ceremony at Ducal Palac...
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Col. Paul T. Krattiger, incoming commander, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, returns the brigade colors to Command Sgt. Maj. Lavares Jackson, command sergeant major, 1 ABCT, 1st Inf. Div., signifying the completion of the pass...
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Maj. Gen. John S. Kolasheski, commanding general, 1st Infantry Division, addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony at Ducal Palace Zagan, Poland, July 7, 2019. The Devil Brigade is part of more than 6,000 U.S. regionally-allocated So...
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Maj. Gen. John S. Kolasheski, commanding general, 1st Infantry Division, addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony at Ducal Palace Zagan, Poland, July 7, 2019. The Devil Brigade is part of more than 6,000 U.S. regionally-allocated So...
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Col. Charles S. Armstrong, outgoing commander, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, leads the long motto call towards the end of a change of command ceremony at Ducal Palace Zagan, Poland, July 7, 2019. The Devil Brigade is part of...
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The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conducted a Brigade Change of Command Ceremony between Col. Charles S. Armstrong and Col. Paul T. Krattiger at Ducal Palace, in Zagan, Poland, 07 July, 2019. The 1st Armored Brigade Combat T...
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The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conducted a Brigade Change of Command Ceremony between Col. Charles S. Armstrong and Col. Paul T. Krattiger at Ducal Palace, in Zagan, Poland, 07 July, 2019. The 1st Armored Brigade Combat T...
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The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conducted a Brigade Change of Command Ceremony between Col. Charles S. Armstrong and Col. Paul T. Krattiger at Ducal Palace, in Zagan, Poland, 07 July, 2019. The 1st Armored Brigade Combat T...
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ZAGAN, Poland -- The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, holds a change of command ceremony at the Ducal Palace in Zagan, Poland, July 7, 2019. Service members from the Polish 11th Armored Cavalry Division were also in attendance at the ceremony.
The outgoing Brigade Commander Col. Charles S. Armstrong, transferred authority and responsibility for the Soldiers, equipment, and mission of 1ABCT, 1ID to the incoming Brigade Commander Col. Paul T. Krattiger.
"Paul, you, Allison, and your daughters Ellery and Harper are joining a great team," said Armstrong. "They are ready to follow your direction, overcome any obstacle, and achieve Success."
1ABCT is from Ft. Riley, Kansas. In January 2019, 1ABCT deployed to Europe in support of Atlantic Resolve.
"To the Soldiers, non-commissioned officers, and officers of 'Devil Brigade,'" said Krattiger, "I look forward to joining your team and help writing the next chapter in our history."
The senior reviewing officer for the ceremony was the Commander of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, Maj. Gen. John S. Kolasheski.
"I am honored to serve with the 'Devil' Soldiers and be part of this storied Division again," said Krattiger.
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The Devil Brigade is part of more than 6,000 U.S. regionally-allocated Soldiers in Germany, Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania, on a nine-month rotation, in support of Atlantic Resolve. Atlantic Resolve provides ready, combat-credible forces through multinational training and security cooperation activities.
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