Kang succeeds Mortrud as 38th Troop Command commander
260801-Z-OC704-1006.JPG Photo By: Pfc. Jeffrey Morton

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guard Col. David Kang assumes command of the 38th Troop Command from Col. Anthony Mortrud during a change-of-command ceremony at Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2026. Col. Aaron Kelsey, the Alaska Army National Guard land component commander, presided over the ceremony. (Alaska Army National Guard photo by Spc. Jeffrey Morton)


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