213th Regional Support Group change of command ceremony

Photo By Spc. Annie Riley | Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 213th Regional Support Group stand in formation during the Group’s change of command ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap September 18, 2022.  

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA, UNITED STATES

09.18.2022

Story by Spc. Annie Riley 

109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa – The Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 213th Regional Support Group held a change of command ceremony here September 18.
Col. Frank Montgomery assumed command from Col. Angelo Catalano with the traditional passing of the colors.

Montgomery was in the 213th for 10 years at the beginning of his career, in which he deployed twice with them and later became the Joint Force Headquarters Operations Officer.

“I want to thank the soldiers, noncommissioned officers and officers of the 213th, your hard work under Col. Catalano’s leadership will ensure a seamless transition; please keep up the same effort and show the same determination,” said Montgomery.

The 213th Regional Support Group has a lineage that traces back to the 'Lehigh Fencibles,' organized in August of 1849 in the city of Allentown. The unit was then reorganized less than a year later as the 'Allen Rifles,' who later responded to President Lincoln’s call for troops to defend the national Capitol in Washington, D.C., at the outbreak of the Civil War. Since then elements of the 213th have participated in nine major conflicts: the Civil War, War with Spain, World Wars I & II, Korea, Gulf War, Kosovo, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom.

The 213th Regional Support Group consists of specialized units located throughout the state. The units that represent the 213th RSG include finance, maintenance, personnel, sustainment, transportation, contracting, and public affairs.

• Date Taken: 09.18.2022
• Date Posted: 09.18.2022 16:37
• Story ID: 429567
• Location: FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA, US