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56th Theatre Multi-Domain Command Change of Command

Photos by Sgt. Terry Vongsouthi
Training Support Activity Europe
July 18, 2025
U.S. Soldiers with the 56th Theatre Multi-Domain Command color guard stand at attention during the 56th Theatre Multi-Domain Command change of command ceremony on Clay Kaserne, Germany, July 10, 2025. During the ceremony, the unit’s outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty, relinquished command to the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Terry Vongsouthi)
Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter, 56th Theatre Multi-Domain Command Commander, speaks during a change of command ceremony at Clay Kaserne, Germany, July 10, 2025. During the ceremony, the unit’s outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty, relinquished command to the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Terry Vongsouthi)
Gen. Chris Donahue, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, speaks during a change of command ceremony at Clay Kaserne, Germany, July 10, 2025. During the ceremony, the unit’s outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty, relinquished command to the incoming commander, Maj. Gen. Steven Carpenter. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Terry Vongsouthi)
Gen. Chris Donahue, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, pins the Distinguished Service Medal to the uniform of Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty, out-going commander of 56th Theatre Multi-Domain Command, prior to a change of command ceremony at Clay Kaserne, Germany, July 10, 2025. During the ceremony, the unit’s outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty, relinquished command to the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Terry Vongsouthi)
Kaitlin Carpenter, wife of in-coming commander Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter, 56th Theatre Multi-Domain Command, is presented with flowers during a change of command ceremony at Clay Kaserne, Germany, July 10, 2025. During the ceremony, the unit’s outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty, relinquished command to the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Terry Vongsouthi)
U.S. Soldiers with the 56th Theatre Multi-Domain Command color guard stand at attention during the 56th Theatre Multi-Domain Command change of command ceremony on Clay Kaserne, Germany, July 10, 2025. During the ceremony, the unit’s outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty, relinquished command to the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Terry Vongsouthi)
U.S. Soldiers with the 56th Theatre Multi-Domain Command stand at attention during the 56th Theatre Multi-Domain Command change of command ceremony on Clay Kaserne, Germany, July 10, 2025. During the ceremony, the unit’s outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty, relinquished command to the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Terry Vongsouthi)
Tracey Rafferty, wife of out-going commander Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty, 56th Theatre Multi-Domain Command, pose for a photo after receiving the Meritorious Public Service Medal prior to a change of command ceremony at Clay Kaserne, Germany, July 10, 2025. During the ceremony, the unit’s outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty, relinquished command to the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Terry Vongsouthi)
Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter, 56th Theatre Multi-Domain Command commander, shakes the hand of out-going commander Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty during a change of command ceremony at Clay Kaserne, Germany, July 10, 2025. During the ceremony, the unit’s outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty, relinquished command to the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Terry Vongsouthi)
Gen. Chris Donahue, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, speaks during an awards ceremony before the 56th Theatre Multi-Domain Command change of command ceremony at Clay Kaserne, Germany, July 10, 2025. During the ceremony, the unit’s outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty, relinquished command to the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Terry Vongsouthi)
Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter, 56th Theatre Multi-Domain Command Commander, cuts a cake with his family after a change of command ceremony at Clay Kaserne, Germany, July 10, 2025. During the ceremony, the unit’s outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty, relinquished command to the incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Terry Vongsouthi)
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