Photo by Pfc. Alexis Fischer | U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command | 12.05.2025
U.S. Army Gen. Andrew P. Poppas, outgoing U.S. Army Forces Command Commanding General (right) and Command Sgt. Maj. Nema “Mobar” Mobarakzadeh, the FORSCOM Command Sergeant Major, conduct the casing of the FORSCOM colors, officiated by U.S. Army Gen. Randy A. George, Chief of Staff of the Army, at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2025. The FORSCOM colors were cased as part of the ceremony and the......
Photo by Pfc. Alexis Fischer | U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command | 12.05.2025
The new U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command patch approved by The Institute of Heraldry effective Nov. 20, 2025, is displayed at the USAWHC activation and Transition of Command ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2025. The emblem features an eagle’s head above a globe representing North and South America, symbolizing the command’s area of responsibility, strategic readiness and......
Photo by Sgt. Brandon Lunsford | U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command | 12.05.2025
U.S. Army Gen. Joseph A. Ryan is promoted to his current rank by Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Randy A. George, during a ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2025. Ryan’s promotion preceded his taking command of the newly established U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command. The U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command serves as the Theater Army for both U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern......
Photo by Pfc. Alexis Fischer | U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command | 12.05.2025
U.S. Army Gen. Randy A. George, Chief of the Staff of the Army, passes the colors to Gen. Joseph A. Ryan, incoming U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command Commanding General, during the Transition of Command ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2025. The transfer of colors symbolizes the formal handover of authority, entrusting Ryan with leading the Army’s newest major command. The U.S. Army......
Photo by Sgt. Brandon Lunsford | U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command | 12.05.2025
The new U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command colors are uncased by Gen. Randy A. George, the Chief of the Staff of the Army, Gen. Joseph A. Ryan, incoming USAWHC Commanding General, and Command Sgt. Maj. Nema “Mobar” Mobarakzadeh, USAWHC’s Command Sergeant Major, during a historic transition ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 5, 2025. The uncasing marks the formal activation of the new......
