By NOAH FEIT | The State (Columbia, S.C.) | Published: February 25, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Tribune News Service) — Brig. Gen. Milford H. Beagle Jr., a South Carolina native who has served as the commander at Fort Jackson since 2018, has been given a new assignment, according to the Department of Defense.
Beagle will leave the Army installation in Columbia to be the commanding general of the 10th Mountain Division (Light) at Fort Drum in New York, according to the Pentagon.
Fort Jackson's next commanding general, who will be in charge of the U.S. Army Training Center, will be Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Michaelis, the Department of Defense said.