FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center will host a change of command ceremony at 8:30 a.m., Friday, June 28 at Sadowski Field marking the transfer of leadership from Col. David R. Gibson to Col. Richard G. Malish.

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson, Commanding General, Regional Health Command – Central will serve as the reviewing officer for the ceremony.

Col. Malish previously served as the Army Surgeon General’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Quality and Safety. Malish is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology.

Media interested in covering this event should call CRDAMC Public Affairs at (254) 553-6218 or (254) 338-6087 by 4 p.m. Thursday, June 27 for gate time.

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For more information contact:

Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center
Public Affairs Office
(254) 288-8005
Mikaela Cade
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), TX 76544
mikaela.t.cade.civ@mail.mil