In less than two months, Fort Benning will have a new commanding general, and we now know who that will be and what the current man in charge will do next.

“There’s probably no better job in the Army than being the Commanding General of Fort Benning. Fort Benning is the heart and soul of the Army,” MG Patrick Donahoe said.

2-star General Patrick Donahoe has led Fort Benning since July 2020 and plans to retire from the Army after 33 1/2 years in the service. According to the military installation, he’ll hand over the reins at a ceremony on July 14th to Major General Curtis Buzzard - current Deputy Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army Forces Command in Fort Bragg, N.C. and previously served as the Commandant of Cadets at West Point. He’ll be the new Fort Benning Commanding General, a job that changes hands every 2 years. See more here.