# @idahonationalguard on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-05-19T16:49:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Idaho National Guard (@idahonationalguard) — https://gondola.cc/idahonationalguard

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The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team held a change of command ceremony on May 17 at Gowen Field, Idaho, signifying the transfer of authority between outgoing commander Col. Eric Orcutt and the incoming commander, Col. Jason Gracida.

The 116th CBCT is the state’s largest National Guard unit and is located throughout the state in nearly two dozen communities with subordinate units in Montana, Nevada and Oregon.

Orcutt has served as the unit’s commander since August 2021. Under his command, the 116th CBCT completed two back-to-back task force mobilizations in support of Operation Spartan Shield in the Central Command area of responsibility; two joint and multinational overseas training exercises in the Republic of Tunisia and the Kingdom of Morocco; and the continued modernization of 116th CBCT equipment. Orcutt will continue his service in the Idaho National Guard as chief of the joint staff.

Gracida has served in the military since 1992, earning his commission as an officer in 2002. Most recently, Gracida served as director of operations for the Idaho Army National Guard.  He previously served as the 116th CBCT’s executive officer from 2020 through 2023 and deployed with the brigade in 2004 and 2010. 

“It is my distinct honor to be selected for command of the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team,” Gracida said. “Our brigade has always been and will remain the standard bearer of the armored brigades within the National Guard, and we will continue to achieve that distinction through each of our assigned missions.  My commitment to this brigade and its Soldiers is to ensure we uphold our reputation and build upon the esteem of the 116th in all we do and everywhere we go.”
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📸 Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur

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