Photo by Sgt. Xzavier Marte | 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 12.06.2025
Lt. Col. John A. Christel, incoming commander of the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, receives the battalion guidon from Col. Michael Kowalski, commander of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team during the battalion's change of command ceremony in Chicago, Ill., on Dec. 6, 2025. Lt. Col. Christel served in the 6th Battalion, 54th Security Forces Assistance Brigade (SFAB) from 2021-2024.......
Photo by Sgt. Xzavier Marte | 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 12.06.2025
Lt. Col. Andrew V. Salmo, outgoing commander of the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, receives the Meritorious Service Medal from Col. Michael Kowalski, commander of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team during the battalion's change of command ceremony in Chicago, Ill., on Dec. 6, 2025. Lt. Col. Salmo’s other career awards and decorations include: the Bronze Star Medal, the Joint......
Photo by Sgt. Xzavier Marte | 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 12.06.2025
Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, stand in formation during the change of command ceremony in Chicago, Ill., on Dec. 6, 2025. The ceremony symbolizes the transfer of authority and responsibility from the outgoing commander to the incoming commander. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Xzavier Marte, 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Illinois Army......
Photo by Sgt. Gabriel Rivera | 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 12.05.2025
Jessica Salmo, wife of Lt. Col. Andrew V. Salmo, outgoing commander of the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, receives red roses during the battalion's change of command ceremony in Chicago, Ill., on Dec. 6, 2025. Red roses are traditionally given to the outgoing commander’s spouse to show appreciation and to signify the bonds of loyalty. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Gabriel Rivera)...
Photo by Sgt. Brandon Hernandez | U.S. Army Central | 11.19.2024
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, fire the Browning M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun equipped on the Mobile- Low, slow, small, unmanned aircraft Integrated Defeat System, during Green Sands in the CENTCOM AOR, Nov. 19, 2024. (Photo by Sgt. Brandon Hernandez, U.S. Army)...
Photo by Spc. Dean John Kd De Dios | U.S. Army Central | 11.19.2024
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, engages a simulated enemy Unmanned Aerial System with the Browning M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun equipped on the Mobile- Low, slow, small, unmanned aircraft Integrated Defeat System, during Green Sands in the CENTCOM AOR, Nov. 19, 2024. (Photo by Spc. Dean John Kd De Dios, U.S. Army)...
Photo by Spc. Dean John Kd De Dios | U.S. Army Central | 11.19.2024
A U.S. Army Infantryman, Sgt. William Wallace, assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, confirms that the Browning M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun is loaded, during Green Sands in the CENTCOM AOR, Nov. 19, 2024. (Photo by Spc. Dean John Kd De Dios, U.S. Army)...
Photo by Spc. Dean John Kd De Dios | U.S. Army Central | 11.19.2024
U.S. Army Infantrymen, Sgt. William Wallace and Spc. Alexander Angulo, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, combine two .50 caliber belts, during Green Sands in the CENTCOM AOR, Nov. 19, 2024. (Photo by Spc. Dean John Kd De Dios, U.S. Army)...
