NE-MARSG Change of Command Ceremony - 16 SEP 18
Maj. Gen. Mary Link, Army Reserve Medical Command commanding general, passes the unit colors to Col. Steven Gandia, the incoming commander for Northeast Medical Area Readiness Support Group, headquartered in Staten Island, New York, during a Change of Command ceremony held on Sunday, September 16, 2018. The Change of Command ceremony symbolizes the continuation of leadership and unit identity despite the change of individual authority. It also represents the transfer of power from one leader to another; passing the ceremonial flag from outgoing to incoming commander is a physical representation of that transfer.