with fluctuating numbers of Soldiers and assets deployed each of the last 1,100 days. “You’ve ensured that our aviation Soldiers and leaders have remained ready, lethal, relevant, disciplined, and safe,” Brigadier General Dwayne Wilson, commander of the Georgia Army National Guard said to Fryman, who had succeeded him as commander of the brigade in 2018. Simmons, who most recently served as chief information officer for the Ga. Department of Defense, now takes over as the leader of an organization that has been deployed 26 times since 9/11 and remains in high demand by combatant
commanders around the world. “I’ve dreamed of a time that I could come back again and grab a weapon and stand a post with you,” Simmons said to his formation of Soldiers. “I could not be more proud than to be here with you today.”
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