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Major General Gary Brito bids farewell

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to Fort Benning as the commanding

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general of the maneuver Center of

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excellence .

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This has been brittles assignment for

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the past two years .

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General Brito is moving on as the

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deputy Chief of staff G . One at the

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pentagon in Washington , D . C . So

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he's now relinquishing command to Major

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General Patrick Donahoe . Donohoe

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comes from eighth U . S . Army in the

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republic of Korea where he served as

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the deputy commanding general of

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operations . But this isn't his first

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assignment at Fort Benning in 2015 . He

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served as the Chief of staff for the M .

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C . O . E .

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Donahoe is the new leader for training

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the best soldiers in our nation's army .

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Lieutenant General James Rainey , the

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reviewing officer of the ceremony

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recognized general brittles efforts in

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battling the covid 19 pandemic .

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The pandemic made this ceremony

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slightly different .

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There were less soldiers on the field .

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The audience was smaller and it was

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livestream guests were also greeted at

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a sanitizing station with gloves masks

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and had their temperature checked . No

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the commanders also brought up their

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families for the shorter than normal .

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Pass and review the M . C . O . E .

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Staff made adjustments to the ceremony

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but all to make sure the Fort Benning

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traditions live on in the transition of

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new leadership cassandra burkes . Fort

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Benning Georgia