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PINEVILLE, La. – Lt. Col. Howard, the incoming commander of the Louisiana National Guard’s 773rd Military Police Battalion, receives the unit colors from Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the LANG, during the official change of command ceremony on the parade field at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La., May 19, 2013. Howard recently served as the deputy commander for the 61st Troop Command. (National Guard photo by Capt. Johnnie L. Brown, Jr., Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 139th Regional Support Group/Released).