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Fort Carson's Deputy Commanding General Moving To New Post

FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) — Fort Carson's deputy commanding general is leaving for a new assignment after almost two years at the infantry post outside Colorado Springs.

The post held a farewell ceremony for Brig. Gen. James J. Mingus on Friday. His next assignment is director of the Mission Command Center of Excellence, part of the Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Brig. Gen. James J. Mingus
Brig. Gen. James J. Mingus (credit: CBS)

Mingus has been deputy commander of Fort Carson and its 4th Infantry Division since September 2015.

Mingus will be replaced by Brig. Gen. Kenneth L. Kamper. Fort Carson will formally welcome Kamper on July 22.

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