Photo by Spc. Brendon Donahue | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 09.15.2023
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michelle Schmidt, the incoming commanding general of 7th Infantry Division (7th ID), returns a salute to passing units during the pass in review portion of the 7th ID Change of Command Ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, September 15, 2023. The pass in review is centered on marching the unit past a reviewing officer, a time-honored tradition of leaders looking......
Photo by Spc. Brendon Donahue | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 09.15.2023
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion 1st infantry Regiment, 2-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, present colors and execute "eyes right" while conducting a pass in review during the Division's Change of Command Ceremony at Watkins Field on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, September 15, 2023. The pass in review is centered on marching the unit past a reviewing......
Photo by Spc. Brendon Donahue | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 09.15.2023
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division salute and present units units' colors during the pass in review portion of the Division's Change of Command Ceremony at Watkins Field on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, September 15, 2023. The pass in review is centered on marching the unit past a reviewing......
Photo by Spc. Brendon Donahue | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 09.15.2023
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michelle Schmidt, the incoming commander of 7th Infantry Division (7th ID), looks over the formation of Bayonet Soldiers during the pass in review during the 7th ID change of command ceremony, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, September 15, 2023. This ceremony marked the first female commanding general of an infantry division in the regular U.S. Army. The pass in review......
Photo by Spc. Brendon Donahue | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 09.15.2023
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michelle Schmidt, the incoming commanding general of 7th Infantry Division (7th ID), delivers a speech during the 7th ID Change Of Command Ceremony in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, September 15, 2023. Schmidt’s operational assignments included service in Operations Uphold Democracy, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, Inherent Resolve, and Resolute Support. (U.S.......
Photo by Spc. Brendon Donahue | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 09.15.2023
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen Smith, outgoing commander of 7th Infantry Division (7th ID), delivers his parting speech at the 7th ID Change of Command Ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, September 15, 2023. Smith’s overall operational assignments included service in Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, Inherent Resolve, Joint Guard and All American Assist. (U.S. Army photo......
Photo by Spc. Brendon Donahue | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 09.15.2023
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michelle Schmidt, center-right, commanding general of 7th Infantry Division, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Lawless, the division's command sergeant major, each shares a moment with their respective family member during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, September 15, 2023. The West Point graduate and Bayonet Division commanding......
Photo by Spc. Brendon Donahue | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 09.15.2023
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Xavier Brunson, commanding general of I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), passes the division colors to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michelle Schmidt, the incoming commander of 7th Infantry Division, signifying the transfer of authority and confidence in leadership to the incoming commander at JBLM, Washington, September 15, 2023. With this assumption of command, Schmidt......
