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FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (January 8, 2025) – The 1st Engineer Brigade at Fort Leonard Wood will host a change-of-responsibility ceremony at 9 a.m. Jan. 10 in Nutter Field House.

During the ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Don Batchan will transfer responsibilities as the brigade’s command sergeant major to Command Sgt. Maj. Jesse Cody.

Batchan is slated to work for the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence next before moving on to the 181st Multifunctional Training Brigade at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, later this year.

Cody comes to Fort Leonard Wood from the 11th Engineer Battalion, at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, where he served as the 11th Engineer Battalion’s command sergeant major.

The 1st Engineer Brigade trains and develops engineer Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines, and prepares engineer units for full-spectrum operations.

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About Fort Leonard Wood

Fort Leonard Wood is a thriving and prosperous installation that has evolved from a small basic training post more than 80 years ago to a premier Army Center of Excellence that trains nearly 80,000 military and civilians each year.

Fort Leonard Wood is home to the U.S Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and three U.S. Army schools: the U.S. Army Engineer School; U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School; and the U.S. Army Military Police School. In addition to training engineer, CBRN and military police specialties for the Army, Fort Leonard Wood also provides gender-integrated in-processing and Basic Combat Training for new Soldiers.

Fort Leonard Wood also hosts and trains with the largest Marine Corps Detachment and Air Force Squadron on any Army installation as well as a large Navy construction detachment.

More information about Fort Leonard Wood is at: https://home.army.mil/wood/index.php/about/mission