Fort Campbell to get new garrison commander next week

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Army officials say Col. David "Buck" Dellinger will relinquish command of U.S. Army Garrison Fort Campbell to incoming commander Col. James R. Salome next week.

The Leaf-Chronicle (http://leafne.ws/1Ks5ueB) reports a ceremony will take place 10:30 a.m. June 18 in front of the Garrison Headquarters. Dellinger has served as garrison commander of Fort Campbell since 2012 and is retiring from the U.S. Army after more than 25 years of service.

Col. Salome, a Clarksboro, New Jersey, native and graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, comes to Fort Campbell from the Army Forces Command in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he served as Director for the FORSCOM Commander’s Initiatives Group.

Salome previously served at Fort Campbell as Battalion and BCT S3 in 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Division.

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Information from: The Leaf-Chronicle, http://www.theleafchronicle.com

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