U.S. Army Captain Michael Murphy assumed command as the commander of the 28th Finance Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Pennsylvania National Guard in a ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap, July 21, 2024. An assumption of command ceremony is a military tradition that is a transfer of authority of a unit to a commanding officer.
“We had a company commander and detachments and when we moved from a company to a battalion we got a battalion commander who is Lieutenant Colonel Sudol,” said Murphy. “The detachments became companies and now we have a HHC Company within the battalion, now I’m assuming command of the HHC.”
The assumption of command ceremony is an honored military tradition that serves as a visual representation of the trust, responsibility and authority being given to the new command of the unit. This ceremony is held in audience of the unit and family to witness the new commander assuming their new duties.