766th Brigade Engineer Battalion Welcomes New Commander

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DECATUR, IL (09/23/2016)(readMedia)-- The 766th Brigade Engineer Battalion held a change of command ceremony at the Decatur armory in Decatur, Illinois, Sept. 18. Maj. Timothy J. Newman took over for Lt. Col. Douglas M. Masters of Naperville, Illinois. Masters commanded the 766th for the last two years.

Newman of Mahomet, Illinois, enlisted in the Illinois Army National Guard in 1999 as part of the 3rd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery in Marion, Illinois. He commissioned as an engineer officer in 2002. Newman deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 with the Bilateral Embedded Support Team (BEST) and deployed to Kuwait in 2013 with the 108th Sustainment Brigade. Newman served as the Facilities/ Contract Construction Management Engineer director before being selected to take command of the 766th.

Masters was selected to lead the 1886th Engineer Facility Detachment, a new unit being stood up for the Illinois Army National Guard.

Photo 1 Cutline: Maj. Timothy J. Newman (right) being presented with gifts from his previous assignment by Sgt. 1st Class Sarah J. Campbell (left) the readiness non-commissioned officer for the 1886th Engineer Facility Detachment during a change of command ceremony held at the Decatur armory in Decatur, Illinois, Sept. 18. Newman is the new commander of the 766th Brigade Engineer Battalion based in Decatur, Illinois. (Photo taken by 1st Lt. Joel Jessup, battalion training officer with the Illinois Army National Guard)

Photo 2 Cutline: Maj. David Helfrich (far left) and Maj. Andrew Adamczyk (middle left) award Lt. Col. Douglas M. Masters (middle right) with a gift from the 766th Brigade Engineer Battalion during a change of command ceremony held at the Decatur armory in Decatur, Illinois, Sept. 18. Masters will command the 1886th Engineer Facility Detachment. (Photo taken by 1st Lt. Joel Jessup, battalion training officer with the Illinois Army National Guard)