Lt. Col. John A. Christel, incoming commander of the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, receives the battalion guidon from Col. Michael Kowalski, commander of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
251206-A-HB480-1005.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Xzavier Marte

Chicago, Ill. - Lt. Col. John A. Christel, incoming commander of the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, receives the battalion guidon from Col. Michael Kowalski, commander of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team during the battalion's change of command ceremony in Chicago, Ill., on Dec. 6, 2025. Lt. Col. Christel served in the 6th Battalion, 54th Security Forces Assistance Brigade (SFAB) from 2021-2024. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Xzavier Marte, 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Illinois Army National Guard)


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