2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment Change of Command

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FORT RILEY, KANSAS (07/01/2014)(readMedia)-- Lt. Col. Neil Putnam, a native of New Haven, Connecticut, assumed command of the Illinois Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment from Lt. Col. Clayton E. Kuetemeyer of Chatham, Illinois in Fort Riley, Kansas, on June 26.

Putnam, upon leaving active duty, joined the Illinois National Guard in 1999. His previous assignment was with the Special Operations Command Pacific at Camp Smith, Hawaii serving as the Commands' National Guard Advisor.

Kuetemeyer will be advancing his career at the U.S. Army War College.

Photo 1: U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Zachary B. Zimerman, 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Outgoing Commander Lt. Col. Clayton E. Kuetemeyer of Chatham, Illinois (left) and incoming commander Lt. Col. Neil Putnam (right), a native of New Haven, Connecticut, perform an Inspection of Troops, during a change of command ceremony for the Illinois Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment in Fort Riley, Kansas, June 26.

Photo 2: U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Zachary B. Zimerman, 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/ Col. Dan Jackson (left), of Frankfort, Illinois, commander of the Illinois Army National Guard's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, stands next to Lt. Col. Neil Putnam (right), a native of New Haven, Connecticut at Fort Riley, Kansas, June 26. Putnam became the new commander for the Illinois Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment.

For additional photos and high resolution photos, please contact the Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office at

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