JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas –
Lt. Col. Corey J. Plowden assumed command of the 232nd Medical Battalion July 18 during a ceremony on MacArthur Field at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Plowden assumed command from outgoing commander Lt. Col. Caryn R. Vernon.
At the same ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Jodi L. Stanley relinquished responsibility as the 232nd Medical Battalion Command Sergeant Major.
The 232rd Medical Battalion is the largest training battalion in the U.S. Army and is responsible for training 68W Combat Medics, the second largest Military Occupation Specialty code in the Army.