Iron Division welcomes 41st commanding general

Photo By Staff Sgt. Kenneth Shirk | The 28th Infantry Division chaplain, Lt. Col. Christopher Butera, gives the invocation for the 28th Infantry Division change of command ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania on March 7, 2026. Brig. Gen. Lutz is the division’s 41st commanding general and previously served as the unit’s Assistant Division Commander-Maneuver. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth Shirk).  

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES

03.08.2026

Story by Staff Sgt. Kenneth Shirk 

28th Infantry Division

The 28th Infantry Division welcomed a new commanding general while bidding farewell to its outgoing commander during a ceremony held at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. on March 7, 2026. Brig. Gen. Reece Lutz, previously the unit’s deputy commanding general – maneuver, officially assumed command on October 1, 2025, as the Iron Division’s 41st commander. The change of command ceremony marked the transition with the time-honored passing of the colors in front of a formation of division soldiers.
Maj. Gen. Michael Wegscheider, the outgoing commander, received the division colors from the division's senior noncommissioned officer, Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Porter, and passed them to Pennsylvania National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. John Pippy, who then passed the flag to Brig. Gen. Lutz. Lutz's passing of the colors back to Porter, completing the ceremony.

• Date Taken: 03.08.2026
• Date Posted: 03.08.2026 14:50
• Story ID: 559651
• Location: FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PENNSYLVANIA, US