Maj. Gen. Tracy Smith, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) commanding general, administers the military oath of office to newly promoted Brig. Gen. Thad Collard during a Nov. 11 ceremony at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Collard as his wife, Denise Collard, and son, 2 Lt. Jack Collard look on, Army Reserve Medical Command’s new deputy commanding general, also fulfills the role of Assistant Surgeon General for Mobilization, Readiness and Reserve Affairs, Office of the Surgeon General.