Bryant, Illinois Officer awarded Meritorious Service Medal, Relinquishes Command

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Lt. Col. Corey Wise of Bryant, Illinois thanks his family, friends, and fellow soldiers for their support through his 20 years of being a part of the 2-123rd Field Artillery Battalion. (U.S. Army phot

• Col. Rodney Thacker (left) commander of the 65th Troop Command posing for a photo with Lt. Col. Corey Wise (right) shortly after Wise was presented with the Meritorious Service Medal. (U.S. Army photo
• Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony McCormick (left) and Lt. Col. Corey Wise (right) holding the gift presented to Wise by the 2-123rd Field Artillery Battalion for meritorious service. (U.S. Army photo by Lt.

BRYANT, IL (08/24/2016)(readMedia)-- Lt. Col. Corey Wise, of Bryant, Illinois, was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for outstanding leadership and long-lasting dedication to the 2-123rd Field Artillery Battalion during a ceremony in Milan, Illinois, Saturday Aug. 13.

Wise has spent more than 20 years in the 2-123rd Field Artillery and has served in multiple positions. He commanded Bravo Battery during Operation Iraqi Freedom III in 2005, then in 2010 deployed again as the battalion executive officer for the Multi-National Observer Force in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt.

Wise has been the 123rd Field Artillery commander since 2013 and turned command over to Lt. Col. Krista Soria of Springfield, Illinois, on Aug. 13. Wise will now be assigned to the 244th Digital Liaison Detachment, based in Chicago as the executive officer. The 2-123rd Field Artillery will inactivate Aug. 31 and transition to the 2-123rd Engineer Battalion.