Col. Richard Bedard speaks to the assembled members of the Army National Guard 50th Area Support Group, a Homestead Air Reserve Base tenant unit, immediately after assuming command of the unit Nov. 18. "Leadership is a contact sport," he said. The colonel promised soldiers he will be visible and involved during his tour as commander. (Photo by Jon Myatt, Dept. of Military Affairs)

Photo by Jon Myatt, Dept. of Military Affairs