A new commander for U.S. Alaska has been selected.
Army officials say in a release that Maj. Gen. Michael X. Garrett will take command during a ceremony Thursday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
Garrett will replace Maj. Gen. Raymond P. Palumbo, who scheduled to be promoted and moved to the Pentagon.
Palumbo has been the commander of U.S. Army Alaska since July 2010.