ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD INFANTRY BRIGADE TO RECEIVE NEW COMMANDER SUNDAY

SPRINGFIELD, IL (09/13/2017) (readMedia)-- The Illinois Army National Guard's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team will change commanders Sept. 17 at the Illinois Military Acaedmy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois.

WHO:

33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team

Illinois Army National Guard

WHAT:

 Change of command ceremony

WHEN: Sunday September 17, 2017 at 09:00AM Central Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Illinois Military Academy
1301 N. MacArthur Blvd.
Springfield, Illinois 62702
NOTES:

 The Change of Command ceremony is a time honored military tradition where command of the brigade is transferred from Col. Henry Dixon of Chicago to Col. Mark Alessia of Sherman, Illinois.

Media should arrive 30 minutes prior to the ceremony. For additional information, contact the Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Officer at 217-761-3569 or ng.il.ilarng.list.staff-pao@mail.mil.