U.S. Army Lt. Col. Andre Ruff, the commander for the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, administers the oath of office to one of his subordinates, 1st Lt. Haofeng Ding, during a promotion ceremony Jan. 12, 2026, at Barton Barracks, Germany. The promotion ceremony is a time-honored Army tradition in which a soldier’s old rank is publicly changed to the new rank, marking the ceremonial start of that soldier’s career in the higher grade (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Mark Cullen).
| Date Taken: | 01.11.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 01.21.2026 07:16 |
| Photo ID: | 9480927 |
| VIRIN: | 260112-A-KJ592-9079 |
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