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aliA decade ago, often the most action a National Guard soldier would see was on drill A decade ago, often the most action a National Guard soldier would see was on drill weekends or during natural disasters.
But with wars waging on two fronts, the Guard has undergone major restructuring in recent years, essentially making it a reserve component of the active-duty Army.
And the man who oversaw most of the transformation for Washington’s forces, Brig. Gen. Gordon Toney, retires after a change-of-command ceremony Sunday at Camp Murray. As the assistant adjutant general for the state Army National Guard, Toney oversaw the deployment of about 11,000 soldiers to Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere since he took the job in 2002.
"This change into the structure – that’s probably the largest difference between now and when I took over," said Toney, a 54-year-old Puyallup resident, said in a phone interview Thursday.
His replacement is Brig. Gen. Bret Daugherty, a 50-year-old Federal Way resident who has led the 66th Theater Aviation Command since June.
In case you haven't heard by now, one of the funniest people alive today is in Iraq for a week's worth of shows.
His guests have a distinctively I Corps flavor. From the Wall Street Journal:
Colbert has tapped mostly military guests for his week in Iraq: Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh; Commanders Gen. Ray Odierno, Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr. and Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Grippe; Sgt. Robin Balcom, a squad leader in the 153rd Military Police Company, and Spc. Tareq Salha, an Arabic linguist.
Check out photographer Dean J. Koepfler's slideshow from yesterday's Seattle Seahawks visit at Fort Lewis.
The RSS feeder kicked this up from Gazeta de Sud, a Romanian newspaper:
În cadrul ceremonialului, locotenent-colonelul Gabriel Toma a fost decorat de generalul locotenent american Charles Jacoby, comandantul Corpului Multinaţional din Irak, cu Steaua de Bronz, iar mai mulţi ofiţeri, subofiţeri şi soldaţi gradaţi voluntari au fost decoraţi atât de partenerul american, cât şi de ministrul apărării naţionale, Mihai Stănişoară, şi de şeful statului major general, amiral dr. Gheorghe Marin.
Here's a rough translation (via Google):
