New Fort Hood battery activated

The 1st Cavalry Division Artillery Brigade (DIVARTY) held an assumption of command ceremony at Charles B. Allen Hall Sept. 7. Cpt. Zemas K. Andargachew assumed command of Delta Battery, 6th Battalion, 56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, and Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Gonzales assumed the responsibility as the acting battery first sergeant. “Today marks a page in air defense history, as Cpt. Andargachew takes command of the first manportable air defense system battery of the first maneuver-short range air defense battalion within a division,” said Lt. Col. Sam M. Pearson, commander of the 6th Battalion, 56th Air Defense Artillery. Originally from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and after serving nine years in the Army, this is Andarga chew’s first a command.