COLUMBIA Brig. Gen. John P. “Pete” Johnson was named the 49th [editor note: he was determined to be the 50th] commanding general of Fort Jackson, the Army’s largest initial training base.
The change of command at Victory Field took place amid the pomp of a ceremony that dates back to the American Revolution. Johnson took the installation’s flag from Maj. Gen. Anthony C. Funkhouser, commanding general, Center for Initial Military Training.
Johnson will assume command from Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier, Jr., who is leaving Fort Jackson to become the chief of staff for U.S. Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany. “This is one of the nation’s best military communities, no question about it,” Cloutier said in his remarks before about 150 guests, both civilian and military. “This will be your best tour, hands down.”
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