Warrior Transition Unit at Fort Campbell gets new commander

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — The Warrior Transition Unit at Fort Campbell will come under new command this week.

The post on the Kentucky-Tennessee state line says Lt. Col. Lyle "Chip" Finley will assume command for the unit in a ceremony Friday morning.

Finley will oversee the care and transition of nearly 200 injured, ill or wounded soldiers receiving care at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital’s Warrior Care Clinic and supporting medical services.

Finley is a graduate of The Citadel and has a master’s degree in business management from Troy University. He was commissioned in the Navy in 1986 and became a Naval intelligence officer. He has served in multiple roles, including deployments to Afghanistan and Kosovo.

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