Col. Marc Welde (left), 32nd Medical Brigade commander, passes the unit colors to Lt. Col. Genna Speed (center), the incoming commander of the 232nd Medical Battalion, while 232nd MED BN Command Sgt. Maj. Lori Ingram (right), looks on during the battalion’s change of command ceremony at the U.S. Army Medical Department Amphitheater at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 13.

Lt. Col. Manuel Menendez, outgoing commander of the 232nd Medical Battalion, addresses the audience in his parting remarks during the battalion’s change of command ceremony at the U.S. Army Medical Department Amphitheater at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 13. The change of command ceremony recognized the change of leadership from Menendez to the incoming commander, Lt. Col. Genna Speed.

Lt. Col. Genna Speed (right), incoming commander of the 232nd Medical Battalion, addresses the audience and Soldiers during the battalion’s change of command ceremony at the U.S. Army Medical Department Amphitheater at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 13. The change of command ceremony recognized the change of leadership from Lt. Col. Manuel Menendez, outgoing commander, to the incoming commander. A former combat medic originally from Slidell, Louisiana, Speed participated in the Army Medical Department Enlisted Commissioning Program.

Lt. Col. Genna Speed (right), incoming commander of the 232nd Medical Battalion, addresses the audience and Soldiers during the battalion’s change of command ceremony at the U.S. Army Medical Department Amphitheater at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 13. The change of command ceremony recognized the change of leadership from Lt. Col. Manuel Menendez, outgoing commander, to the incoming commander. A former combat medic originally from Slidell, Louisiana, Speed participated in the Army Medical Department Enlisted Commissioning Program.