Gengler assumes command of U.S. Army NATO Brigade in Sembach

Photo By Elisabeth Paque | Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, deputy commanding general, United States Army Europe, passes the colors to Col. Miles T. Gengler, incoming commander, United States Army North Atlantic Treaty Organization (USANATO) Brigade, during the USANATO Brigade, assumption of command ceremony, November 05, 2019 at Sembach, Germany. (U.S. Army Photo by Elisabeth Paque)  

SEMBACH, RP, GERMANY

11.05.2019

Story by Capt. Doug Magill 

21st Theater Sustainment Command

SEMBACH, Germany – U.S. Army NATO introduced the new leader of its brigade in Sembach, Germany, Nov. 5, during an assumption of command ceremony.

Col. Miles T. Gengler assumed command of the brigade during a ceremony at the Sembach Kaserne gymnasium after a six-month vacancy in the commander position. Gengler assumed command after Lt. Col. Stefan King – the brigade’s deputy commander had been serving as the acting commander during that gap.

Gengler, an armor officer, comes to the brigade after serving as the Adjutant General branch chief at Army Human Resources Command at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

“(Coming here was) my top choice,” Gengler said as he addressed the brigade formation. “It’s an honor to lead these Soldiers and I know I did my job right if, in two years from now, they can say that the feeling was mutual.”

The brigade has two battalions and approximately 1,500 personnel in 38 locations spread out across 41 nations. The brigade conducts individual Soldier and family training, logistics, human resources and service-specific support at U.S. Army NATO locations in order to provide ready and resilient Soldiers to NATO, maintain our joint and multinational partnerships and enhance the alliance.

“We in the NATO brigade will give until it hurts to help you complete your mission,” Gengler said.

• Date Taken: 11.05.2019
• Date Posted: 11.08.2019 10:18
• Story ID: 350679
• Location: SEMBACH, RP, DE