Ceremonial Military Events

Images show military leaders at ceremonial events, delivering speeches and overseeing significant training exercises and deployments.

U.S. Army Col. David T. Hatcher, commander of the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Hawaii Army National Guard, delivers a speech during the 29th IBCT change of responsibility ceremony, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2024. The change of responsibility ceremony is a time-honored tradition within the Army that commemorates the relinquishment of responsibility by passing the unit's colors from one senior noncommissioned officer to another.
U.S. Army Col. David T. Hatcher, commander of the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Hawaii Army National Guard, delivers a speech during the 29th IBCT change of responsibility ceremony, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2024. The change of responsibility ceremony is a time-honored tradition within the Army that commemorates the relinquishment of responsibility by passing the unit's colors from one senior noncommissioned officer to another.