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1st Information Operations Command's virtual change of command and relinquish of responsibility

1st Information Operations Command (Land)

June 10, 2020 | 29:15

1st Information Operations Command (Land) welcomes its new commander, Col. Matthew J. Sheiffer, as he assumes command from Col. Brian C. Mellen, outgoing commander and farewells its senior enlisted leader, Command Sgt. Maj. Cecil V. Reynolds as he relinquishes responsibility for the command in a virtual combined ceremony, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, June 12.

Maj. Gen. Gary W. Johnston, commanding general, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), virtually presided over the ceremony, welcoming Sheiffer and fare-welling Mellen and Reynolds.

1st Information Operations Command (Land) is the Army's only active duty IO brigade, 1st IO CMD provides information operation support to Army and Joint forces through deployable support teams, reach back planning and analysis, and specialized training to support freedom of action in the Information Environment and to deny the same to our adversaries.