Rochester Soldier assumes command of Recruiting, Retention Battalion

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SPRINGFIELD, IL (11/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Lt. Col. Daniel A. Reichen of Rochester, Ill., assumed responsibility of the Recruiting and Retention Battalion (RRB) from Lt. Col. Mark Alessia of Sherman, Ill., during a change of command ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Ill., Nov.15.

Reichen enlisted into the Illinois Army National Guard as a combat engineer in 1988.

Prior to selection as the commander of the RRB, Reichen served as the battalion commander of the 405th Brigade Support Battalion in North Riverside.

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Lt. Col. Daniel A. Reichen of Rochester, Ill., passes the battalion flag to Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen M. Donaldson during the Recruiting and Retention Battalion change of command ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy Nov.14 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Ill. Reichen replaces Lt. Col. Mark Alessia of Sherman, Ill. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Robert R. Adams, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs)