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Posted: Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 9:01 AM HST

New Pohakuloa Commander

By Ken Hupp - 67AM KPUA News

U.S. Army Garrison Pōhakuloa has a new commander today. Lt. Col. Rolland C. Niles officially relinquished command to Lt. Col. Eric P. Shwedo, during Change of Command Ceremonies on Tuesday. Niles has commanded Pōhakuloa for the last two years and moves on to his next assignment as a Fire Support Coordinator at Fort Hood, Texas. During his Army career he has served in Field Artillery assignments in the United States, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Korea and Iraq. Shwedo, a Special Forces officer, comes to PTA from U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa. He has served in Special Forces assignments in the United States, Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar.