Maine Army National Guard Appoints New Commander for Recruiting Battalion

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Brig. Gen. Brent M. Boyles presents the Recruiting and Retention Battalion guidon to Maj. Jeffrey A. Weston of Fairfield during a ceremony held at the Augusta Armory.

AUGUSTA, ME (05/06/2012)(readMedia)-- On May 4, 2012 Brig. Gen. Brent M. Boyles presided over a change of command ceremony held at the Augusta Armory where Maj. Jeffrey A. Weston of Fairfield assumed command of the Maine Army National Guard's Recruiting and Retention Battalion from Lt. Col. Michael J. Backus of Wilton.

Lt. Col. Backus, a graduate of the United States Military Academy and career Army Aviator, assumed command of the Battalion in February 2009. He leaves Recruiting for his new assignment as the Operations Branch Chief, J4, Joint Forces Headquarters.

Maj. Weston, a graduate of Pittsburg State University, received his commission through the Army ROTC Program and served time on active duty within the Military Intelligence community. Weston leaves the Maine National Guard Counterdrug Task Force having been Commander of this group since 2009.

Both Backus and Weston are veterans of multiple deployments and bring a wealth of experience to their new positions.