FORT DRUM â When he took the reins in 2019 as the new commander of Fort Drum and the 10th Mountain Division, Maj. Gen. Brian J. Mennes said it was like coming home. During a Change of Command Ceremony Monday afternoon, he passed those reins on to Brig. Gen. Milford H. âBeagsâ Beagle Jr., who shared a similar sentiment.
Maj. Gen. Mennes will soon be relocated to Washington state where he will serve as the deputy commanding general, I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Brig. Gen. Brett T. Funck, who currently serves as deputy commanding general of operations and acting senior commander, will relocate to Washington, D.C., where he will serve as director of the Talent Management Task Force, office of the deputy chief of staff, G-1.
More than 100 years after his great-grandfather served in a segregated Army, General Beagle leads Fort Jackson Author: Darci Strickland Updated: 7:25 PM EDT June 15, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. General Milford Beagle can say without question, more than 100 years ago he had a relative lay the groundwork for his success today.
His great grandfather walked through gates, of what at that time was Camp Jackson, in 1918.
Private Beagle wore his uniform in a segregated Army. He had no idea that one day that military instillation would be led by his great-grandson.
The table was set for General Beagle so, he could move forward with the same type of deliberate attention to paving a path for others.
White Fort Jackson soldier charged in altercation with a Black man to be prosecuted in civilian courts 3 hours ago Officials at Fort Jackson are looking into the incident reportedly featuring Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland. (Screenshot via Twitter) A white Fort Jackson soldier charged in connection with an April 12th altercation with a Black man will be prosecuted by the civilian justice system before the military justice system gets involved, the South Carolina post’s commanding general said Friday. Sgt. First Class Jonathan Pentland, the Army non-commissioned officer shown confronting a Black man walking in his Columbia, S.C., neighborhood in a viral video, was charged with third-degree assault and has been suspended from all instructor duties. The charge is a misdemeanor, and Pentland faces a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, thirty days imprisonment, or both.
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.