FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) - Brig.

Gen. Chad C. Chalfont assumed command of the 1st Cavalry Division during a ceremony Oct. 7 at Cooper Field on Fort Hood, according to a Fort Hood press release.

Lt. Gen. Kevin D. Admiral, commanding general of III Armored Corps and Fort Hood, passed the division colors to Chalfont, symbolizing the transfer of command and responsibility for the division's Soldiers, the release said.