This article covers the change of command ceremony for the 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, an Army National Guard unit based in Southern Oregon with over 150 years of history. It details the transfer of command from outgoing commander Lt. Col. Jared Carpenter to incoming commander Lt. Col. Joshua Rapp, presided over by Col. Peter Helzer.
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