{"id":197361,"date":"2024-06-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=197361"},"modified":"2024-06-13T16:31:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T16:31:14","slug":"usag-rheinland-pfalz-hhc-welcomes-smith-bids-farewell-to-montanez-at-change-of-command-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=197361","title":{"rendered":"USAG Rheinland-Pfalz HHC welcomes Smith, bids farewell to Montanez at change of command ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Capt. Rudolph \u201cTrey\u201d Smith III, salutes Col. Reid Furman, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz commander, at the change of command ceremony held at Armstrong\u2019s Club in Kaiserslautern, Germany, June 13.
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\n Incoming Capt. Rudolph \u201cTrey\u201d Smith III receives the unit colors from Col. Reid Furman, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz commander, during the USAG Rheinland-Pfalz\u2019s Headquarters and Headquarters Company\u2019s change of command ceremony held at Armstrong\u2019s Club in Kaiserslautern, Germany, June 13. Smith replaces Capt. Gabriela Montanez as the commander of HHC.
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\n Col. Reid Furman, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz commander, provides remarks during USAG Rheinland-Pfalz\u2019s Headquarters and Headquarters Company\u2019s change of command ceremony held at Armstrong\u2019s Club in Kaiserslautern, Germany, June 13.
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\n Capt. Gabriela Montanez, outgoing commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz, provides remarks during the change of command ceremony held at Armstrong\u2019s Club in Kaiserslautern, Germany, June 13.
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\n Col. Reid Furman, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz commander, pins the Meritorious Service Medal on Capt. Gabriela Montanez, outgoing commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz, during the change of command ceremony held at Armstrong\u2019s Club in Kaiserslautern, Germany, June 13.
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\n First Sgt. Jonathan Holden, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz (left), Capt. Gabriela Montanez, outgoing commander of HHC (center) and Col. Reid Furman, USAG Rheiland-Pfalz commander, stand at attention at the HHC change of command ceremony held at Armstrong\u2019s Club in Kaiserslautern, Germany, June 13.
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KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany \u2013 U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz\u2019s Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) bid farewell to Capt. Gabriela Montanez and welcomed the new commander, Capt. Rudolph \u201cTrey\u201d Smith III in a change of command ceremony at the Armstrong\u2019s Club, June 13.<\/p>\n

Col. Reid Furman, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz commander, presided over the ceremony and provided remarks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been my privilege to work with Capt. Montanez over the past two years,\u201d Furman said. \u201cShe has dedicated herself to building her team and supporting the garrison.\u201d<\/p>\n

Furman then introduced Smith as the new HHC commander.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, we welcome our new HHC commander,\u201d he said. \u201cCapt. Smith, your combined Civilian and military experiences have prepared you to lead our HHC Soldiers starting today. When you took the guidon, you also gained my trust.\u201d<\/p>\n

Montanez, who served as USAG Rheinland-Pfalz\u2019s HHC commander since May 2022 and will move to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to be an instructor at the Medical Center of Excellence for her next assignment, shared that her most impactful experience in this garrison has been realizing the burden of responsibilities her Soldiers carry.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people don\u2019t fully understand the tasks, responsibilities, and schedules that come with being a garrison Soldier,\u201d she said. \u201cI can attest that my Soldiers are working days, , nights, weekends, holidays, and even on some off days to complete missions in support of USAG Rhineland-Pfalz\u2019s priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n

She highlighted how Soldiers\u2019 sacrifices make a difference in the community every day, and expressed how grateful she is for the time and dedication they pour into the organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo years ago, when I took command, I promised to be the Commander you [HHC] deserved,\u201d said Montanez. \u201cI hope that leaving the seat, I have lived up to my promise. As in any Command, we faced periods of transition, hardship, and operational chaos but despite it all, I know we have all grown from our time together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Montanez concluded her remarks with a message for her Soldiers.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the moment I took this command and forever more, know that you will always have this officer in your corner, rooting for you, caring about you, and wishing for your success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith expressed gratitude for the opportunity to lead HHC.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am thankful for my previous teams and leaders who have supported me and always expressed confidence in me,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI feel truly blessed to have been chosen as the next HHC commander.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2017 and completed Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He then attended Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia, where he commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Armor branch.<\/p>\n

He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in accounting as well as a master\u2019s degree in business administration.<\/p>\n

Prior to his assignment at USAG Rheinland-Pfalz, he served as director of the Belgium Finance Center of Excellence for the 21st Theater Sustainment Command at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Belgium.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look forward to working with all of you and giving 100% to the job,\u201d Smith said. \u201cTo all the HHC Soldiers, I am grateful for this opportunity to serve you, as your commander.\u201d<\/p>\n

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz serves, supports, and secures the total force community enabling power projection for the European Theater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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