FORT DRUM â The 10th Mountain Division will soon be getting a new commanding general, but heâs no stranger to the north country.
Since 2019, Maj. Gen. Brian J. Mennes has served as Fort Drumâs commanding general, but he will soon be relocated to Washington state where heâll serve as the deputy commanding general, I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Maj. Gen. Mennesâ departure will make room for Brig. Gen. Milford âBeagsâ Beagle Jr. to take over.
Brig. Gen. Beagle currently serves as the commanding general at the U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson in Fort Jackson, S.C., a post he assumed on June 22, 2018. He relocated to South Carolina after serving as the deputy commanding general of support for the 10th Mountain Division.