Brig. Gen. Todd Wasmund, center, the deputy commanding

Brig. Gen. Todd Wasmund, center, the deputy commanding general (DCG) of the U.S. Army Europe Mission Command Element and DCG for support for the 1st Infantry Division, watches as his wife, Tracy Wasmund, left, and his mother, Barbara Sooy, right, place his new brigadier general shoulder boards on his Army service uniform during his promotion ceremony held at the U.S. Army Europe headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany, Sept. 4, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Volker Ramspott / Released)