Lt. Gen. David H. Huntoon Jr., 58th Superintendent of U.S. Military Academy, receives the unit's colors from the Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., as part of the change of command ceremony at West Point, N.Y., July 19, 2010.
“I can think of no one who is more qualified to lead this installation,” Casey said.
“For so many, this historic place has marked the start of our journey and service to the U.S. Army and to the nation,” Huntoonsaid. “To return here four decades after my own swearing in ceremony as a new cadet is deeply moving and profoundly inspiring. I’m recommitted to that oath and recommitted to the values of this institution.”
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Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Secretary of the Army, John McHugh and GEN. Martin Dempsey talk before the U.S. Military Academy change of command ceremony at West Point, NY, July 19, 2010. Founded in 1802, the U.S. Military Academy is a four-year co-educational federal undergraduate liberal arts college. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen
Lt. Gen. David H. Huntoon passes the U.S. Military Academy flag to Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Mahoney, USMA command sergeant major, succeeding Lt. Gen. Buster Hagenbeck as the 58th Superintendent at West Point. Photo by Mike Strasser, West Point Directorate of Public Affairs & Communications
