Fort Hood hosts hail, farewell ceremony for British III Corps deputy commanding generals

FORT HOOD, TX, UNITED STATES

07.29.2015

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Fort Cavazos Public Affairs Office

FORT HOOD, Texas - III Corps and Fort Hood will host a farewell and welcome ceremony at 9 a.m. July 30 for the deputy commanding general for support at the III Corps Headquarters flagpole here.

British army Brig. Timothy Lai will depart for his next assignment as the deputy for Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5) at U.S. Central Command, McDill Air Force Base, Florida. British army Maj. Gen. Douglas Chalmers will assume duties as the new DCG for support.

Lai was the first British officer to hold the DCG for support position as part of the U.S. military's partnerships with its allies. A similar partnership with the Canadian military lasted about 15 years and ended in April 2013.

Chalmers joins III Corps from the office of the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff where he served as the Chief of Defence Staff's Liaison Officer.

Media who wish to cover the ceremony must register here. On July 30, media should meet public affairs representatives in the Southside parking lot of the Fort Hood visitor's center at 8:15 a.m.

For more information contact:
Fort Hood Public Affairs Office
www.forthoodpresscenter.com
[phone]
1001 761st Tank Battalion Ave
Suite W105
Fort Hood, TX 76544
[e-mail]

• Date Taken: 07.29.2015
• Date Posted: 07.29.2015 17:23
• Story ID: 171487
• Location: FORT HOOD, TX, US