New commander takes post for Fort Detrick, Army Medical R&D

In the seconds Major Gen. Paula Lodi took to pass a burgundy command flag to the man facing her in Fort Detrick’s auditorium Wednesday morning, she completed her first act as the new commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and Fort Detrick. The action represented the trust Lodi places in incoming Command Sgt. Major Michael Dills II as the two begin their tenure.