U.S. Army Garrison Japan Change of Command Ceremony 2023

Credit: Daisuke Sato | Date Taken: 07/07/2023
Narration: The U.S. Army Garrison Japan change-of-command ceremony between incoming commander Col. Marcus Hunter and outgoing commander Col. Christopher Tomlinson was held July 7th on Camp Zama. The reviewing officer for the ceremony was Craig Deatrick, director of Installation Management Command - Pacific. Remarks: COL Christopher Tomlinson, Outgoing Commander, USAG Japan Narration: Col. Tomlinson completed his two-year assignment at U.S. Army Garrison Japan and will move on to the Southern European Task Force - Africa, located in Italy, where he will work at the G2. Remarks: Craig Deatrick, Director, Installation Management Command - Pacific Narration: Col. Hunter began his military leadership career at the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, in Fort Lewis, Washington. Since then, he has been assigned to numerous positions in various locations, from the Republic of Panama to Africa, and deployed to Afghanistan three times in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He is a graduate of the Special Forces Qualification Course and was also once assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at then-Fort Bragg, North Carolina, now known as Fort Liberty. Interview: COL Marcus Hunter, Commander, U.S. Army Garrison Japan Narration: For U.S. Army Garrison Japan Public Affairs, this is XXXXXXXX.