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NEWS | Aug. 16, 2022

166th Regiment gets new commander

By Brad Rhen

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The 166th Regiment Regional Training Institute here got a new commander during a change-of-command ceremony on Aug. 12, 2022.

Col. Robert Jorgensen Jr. assumed command from Col. Patrick Monahan, who is retiring.

Brig. Gen. Laura McHugh, deputy adjutant general-Army, Pennsylvania National Guard, presided over the ceremony.

Jorgensen, a resident of Centerport, N.Y., most recently served as the Pennsylvania Army National Guard operations officer, or G3.

Monahan, a resident of Spring Brook, Pa., served as commander of the regiment since December 2018.

The 166th Regiment provides training and support to National Guard, active-duty and Army Reserve Soldiers in several career fields, including infantry, artillery, cavalry and medical. It is also home to an Officer Candidate School, a Warrant Officer Candidate School and a Warrior Leader Course.

It is the third-largest RTI in the Army for overall student throughput.