29th ID assumes authority of Task Force Spartan

Maj. Gen. John Rhodes, 29th Infantry Division commanding general, assumed command of Task Force Spartan from Maj. Gen. Patrick Hamilton, 36th Infantry Division commanding general, July 31, 2021, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Lt. Gen. Terry Ferrell, U.S. Army Central commanding general, presided over the ceremony. During the same ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Daryl Plude, 29th Infantry Division command sergeant major, assumed responsibility from Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Horn, 36th Infantry Division command sergeant major.

Task Force Spartan is a multi-component organization, comprised of Soldiers from all three Army components: active Army, National Guard and Army Reserve. Exercising command and control over Operation Spartan Shield, Task Force Spartan maintains a U.S. military posture in Southwest Asia sufficient to strengthen U.S. defense relationships and build partner capacity.“Task Force Spartan looks forward to working with the Kuwaiti Land Forces and all of our Arab Gulf partner-nations this upcoming year as we grow, build and learn from each other,” said Rhodes.

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Maj. Gen. John Rhodes and Command Sgt. Maj. Daryl Plude, the 29th Infantry Division command team, uncase the 29th’s colors during a Transfer of Authority ceremony July 20, 2021, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.