JRTC and Fort Polk welcomes Brig. Gen. Matthew J. Hardman

FORT POLK, La. — The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk hosted a change of command ceremony Oct. 8 as Maj. Gen. Jason A. Curl passed the resp… FORT POLK, La. — The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk hosted a change of command ceremony Oct. 8 as Maj. Gen. Jason A. Curl passed the responsibility and leadership of the installation to Brig. Gen. Matthew J. Hardman. Maj. Gen. Colin P. Tuley, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning commanding general, hosted the change of command and thanked everyone for being there to observe one of the Army’s most enduring traditions — the change of command. “This is the stewardship of one of the Army’s most important commands.

The Joint Readiness Training Center isn’t just where our brigades come to train, it’s where we put what we think will work to the test against an enemy peer trying to defeat us,” Tuley said. “Our nation relies on JRTC because our nation relies on the Army being ready when called.” He said over the last two years Maj. Gen. Jason Curl found himself in the middle of significant change within the Army. “The character of warfare, technology, formations, doctrine and the threats we face are all changing rapidly,” Tuley said. “Jason, you understood JRTC must anticipate and