Brig. Gen. David Elwell, incoming deputy commander

Brig. Gen. David Elwell, incoming deputy commander of the 108th Training Command, addresses an audience of Soldiers and civilian contractors with the 653d Regional Support Group (Mesa, Arizona) and the 210th Regional Support Group (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico) during his site visitation at Fort Bliss Oct. 12. Elwell is also slated to become the deputy commanding general of the Mobilization Force Generation Installation/Mobilization Support Force, following the 210th RSG’s departure and replacement by the 653d RSG here April 2019. Commandeered by yearly rotating RSGs and operating in tandem with the 5th Armored Brigade, the MaD Brigade supports units during pre- and post-mobilization for rotational, contingency and disaster response missions. Additionally, the MaD Brigade provides administrative support, sustainment capabilities and adheres to Department of Defense-mandated mobilization/demobilization guidelines. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Christopher A. Hernandez/Mobilization and Deployment Brigade, DPTMS Fort Bliss)