1st. Sgt. Jason Duhr and Pvt. Alejandro Carrasquel, with the 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, III Armored Corps, salute during the unit's deployment ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas Oct. 21, 2022. The unit will serve as a rotational public affairs detachment with the mission of providing public affairs augmentation to U.S. Army Europe and Africa and V Corps units across Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Desmond Cassell)
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The 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, III Armored Corps, holds a deployment ceremony as they prepare for deployment to Europe, at Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 21, 2022. The unit, led by Maj. Marcellus Simmons and 1st. Sgt. Jason Duhr, will serve as a rotational public affairs detachment with the mission to provide public affairs augmentation to U.S. Army Europe and Africa and V Corps units across Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Desmond Cassell)
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The 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, III Armored Corps, holds a deployment ceremony Oct. 21, 2022, at Fort Hood, Texas, as they prepare to head to Europe on a nine-month rotation. The detachment, led by led by Maj. Marcellus Simmons and 1st. Sgt. Jason Duhr, will support U.S. Army Europe and Africa and V Corps units across Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Desmond Cassell)
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Maj. Marcellus Simmons, commander, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, puts a subdued U.S. Flag on Pvt. 2nd Class Alejandro Carrasquel during a during the unit's deployment ceremony, Oct. 21, 2022, at Fort Hood, Texas. The unit, led by Simmons and 1st. Sgt. Jason Duhr, will serve as a rotational public affairs detachment with the mission of providing public affairs augmentation to U.S. Army Europe and Africa and V Corps units across Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Desmond Cassell)
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FORT HOOD, Texas — U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, III Armored Corps, participated in a patch ceremony in preparation for their deployment to Europe, where they symbolically replaced the colored United States flag with the subdued version, at the III Armored Corps headquarters Oct. 21, 2022, at Fort Hood, Texas.
The ceremony symbolized the organization's deployment from Fort Hood, Texas, to the U.S. Army European Command area of operations in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The 7th MPAD is among several III Armored Corps units working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.
Under the leadership of U.S. Army Maj. Marcellus Simmons, commander, and U.S. Army 1st. Sgt. Jason Duhr, detachment first sergeant, the 20-person detachment comprises Army communicators versed in public affairs, community relations, social media operations, graphic design, media relations operations, and the ability to help counter mis- and disinformation, among other specialties.
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