SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras –
Media are invited to cover the Joint Task Force-Bravo change of command ceremony here Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.
The commander of U.S. Southern Command, General Douglas Fraser will preside over the ceremony as U.S. Army Col. Ross Brown assumes command of JTF-Bravo from Col. Gregory D. Reilly.
Colonel Reilly assumed command of JTF-B February 9, 2010. During his tenure in command, Colonel Reilly led the U.S. Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen of JTF-Bravo as they responded to several natural disasters, including an earthquake in Haiti and Tropical Storm Agatha. He also led JTF-Bravo's participation in several multinational exercises including CENTAM Smoke.
The incoming commander, Colonel Brown, is coming to JTF-Bravo after serving as senior military fellow at the Center for a New American Security. He began his career in the Army as an Armor officer after graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
NOTE: Tegucigalpa media interested in covering the event should contact the U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa to RSVP.
Comayagua media interested in covering the event should meet near the cathedral in the central park at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday.