2016 LRD Change of Command
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, 54th Chief of Engineers and the USACE Commanding General, accepts the USACE flag from Col. Benjamin Bigelow, outgoing LRD Commander, during the LRD Change of Command Ceremony on August 31, 2016.

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