Delaware National Guard Evans takes command of Co. A, 3/126 Aviation By Pfc. Vix Khounsacknarath, Det. 1, 444th MPAD Lt. Col.  Perry McGinnis, Commander of 2d/72d Troop Command, passes the guide-on and command of Company A to Capt. Russell R. Evans. Photo by Spc. Robert Jones. Capt. Russell R. Evans assumed command of Company A, 3rd Battalion, 126 Aviation from Maj. Robert A. Sullivan during a formal ceremony on September 15 at the S. B. Duncan Armory. Evans takes over as the unit undergoes modernization and transformation from a lift company into a medical evacuation company. "I’m honored to be taking command of such an outstanding unit," Evans said. "Basically, it’s a new opportunity for me. We’re going to have fun, (and) train hard, but do it in a safe way." Evans is a resident of Wilmington. He graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in sociology. He started his military career as a U. S. Army Helicopter Mechanic at Fort Campbell, KY and in Germany from 1983 through 1986, and served in the Ohio National Guard from 1987 to 1990. His prior assignments include Platoon leader/Nuclear Biological Chemical Officer and Aviation Training and Operation Division Action Officer. He assumes command of Company A after serving as its Operations Officer since October 1997. He has served the state of Delaware as a state trooper since 1994 and is also a certified FAA commercial helicopter pilot, having served as a helicopter line pilot for the Delaware State Police for almost six years, from 1996 through May of this year. Maj. Robert A. Sullivan (l), former comander of Company A, receives an Army Commendation Medal  from Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Perry McGinnis for oustanding service to the organization. Photo by Spc. Robert Jones. Sullivan, a native of Wilmington, currently resides in Newark, Delaware. He earned a bachelor's degree as a 1988 graduate of the University of Delaware. Before joining the Delaware Army National Guard in 1987, he served for six years with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves from 1981 through 1987. In 1988, he was commissioned in the DEARNG after graduation from the State OCS Academy. He has served the Guard as an Aviation Officer and a Maintenance Test Pilot. He leaves Company A to accept his current assignment, as Operations and NBC Officer at STARC Headquarters for the Delaware Army National Guard. In his civilian career, he is currently the managing director for Total Maintenance, Inc. of Newark.

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