USAG Stuttgart Change of Command, 2025

By BALMINA SEHRAJuly 3, 2025

Col. Edward Sanford with Dr. Frank Nopper, the Lord Mayor of Stuttgart, after taking command of the United States Army Garrison Stuttgart at Panzer Kaserne, June 26, 2025.
1 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Col. Edward Sanford with Dr. Frank Nopper, the Lord Mayor of Stuttgart, after taking command of the United States Army Garrison Stuttgart at Panzer Kaserne, June 26, 2025. (Photo Credit: Balmina Sehra) VIEW ORIGINAL
Col. Edward Sanford delivered remarks and thanked everyone in attendance after assuming command of the United States Army Garrison Stuttgart at Panzer Kaserne on June 26, 2025.
2 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Col. Edward Sanford delivered remarks and thanked everyone in attendance after assuming command of the United States Army Garrison Stuttgart at Panzer Kaserne on June 26, 2025. (Photo Credit: Balmina Sehra) VIEW ORIGINAL
Welcoming Col. Edward Sanford as the new commander of the United States Army Garrison Stuttgart during the change of command ceremony on Panzer Kaserne, June 26, 2025. Special guests invited for this celebratory moment watch as the guidon is...
3 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Welcoming Col. Edward Sanford as the new commander of the United States Army Garrison Stuttgart during the change of command ceremony on Panzer Kaserne, June 26, 2025. Special guests invited for this celebratory moment watch as the guidon is passed to the new commander. (Photo Credit: Balmina Sehra) VIEW ORIGINAL
Welcoming Col. Edward Sanford as the new commander of the United States Army Garrison Stuttgart during the change of command ceremony on Panzer Kaserne, June 26, 2025. Special guests invited for this celebratory moment watch as the guidon is...
4 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Welcoming Col. Edward Sanford as the new commander of the United States Army Garrison Stuttgart during the change of command ceremony on Panzer Kaserne, June 26, 2025. Special guests invited for this celebratory moment watch as the guidon is passed to the new commander. (Photo Credit: Balmina Sehra) VIEW ORIGINAL
Col. Kirk G. Alexander passing the guidon to incoming Col. Edward Sanford on Panzer Kaserne, June 26, 2025. The passing of a guidon signifies the official transfer of authority and responsibility from the outgoing commander to the incoming one...
5 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Col. Kirk G. Alexander passing the guidon to incoming Col. Edward Sanford on Panzer Kaserne, June 26, 2025. The passing of a guidon signifies the official transfer of authority and responsibility from the outgoing commander to the incoming one during a change of command ceremony. The guidon, a flag carried by a unit, is never without a leader, symbolizing the unit's ongoing command. (Photo Credit: Balmina Sehra) VIEW ORIGINAL
Col. Kirk G. Alexander embraced his wife during the change of command ceremony at Panzer Kaserne on June 26, 2025. Col. Alexander relinquished command of the United States Army Garrison Stuttgart to Col. Edward Sanford.
6 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Col. Kirk G. Alexander embraced his wife during the change of command ceremony at Panzer Kaserne on June 26, 2025. Col. Alexander relinquished command of the United States Army Garrison Stuttgart to Col. Edward Sanford. (Photo Credit: Balmina Sehra) VIEW ORIGINAL

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