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Assumes Command
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 Col. Charles S. Rodeheaver accepts the colors of the 48th Infantry Brigade from Brig. Gen. Terry Nesbitt during changes of command ceremonies in Macon. More photos |
The 48th Infantry Brigade of the Georgia Army National Guard combat-ready troops changed commanders in January as Col. Charles S. Rodeheaver took command. The 48th Infantry Brigade, headquartered in Macon with units in more than thirty-five communities across Georgia, is one of fifteen enhanced brigades in the National Guard.
Rodeheaver, a 29-year veteran of the Georgia Army National Guard, assumed command from Brig. Gen. Robley Rigdon who led the brigade for four years. General Rigdon's tenure as commander included the highly successful rotation to Bosnia in 2001 when more than 1,200 members of the 48th led the peacekeeping mission in that wartorn country.
Colonel Rodeheaver enlisted in the Georgia Army National Guard in October 1971 and was commissioned at the Georgia Military Institute in Milledgeville in 1974 as an Honor Graduate. He has served in command positions with the 148th Forward Support Battalion in Forsyth, First Battalion, 121st Infantry in Albany and Headquarters Company 48th Brigade in Macon. In 1993, he was Battalion Commander of the 108th Armor where he served a three-year tour that included a National Training Center rotation, and an assignment as the Senior Observer Controller for Operation Bright Star in Egypt.
He served as Deputy Director, Joint Operations, Georgia Department of Defense with supervision over the Georgia DOD's Civil Support (WMD) Team, GaARNG Counterdrug Team and the emergency operations center for Georgia in addition to supervision over Georgia's Partnership for Peace program between the state and the Republic of Georgia. He later served command positions with the 78th Troop Command and as Commander, Regional Training Institute in Macon. Rodeheaver is employed by the Southern Company as Manager of Economic Development department and served a three-year tour as Congressional Director, U.S. Senate.