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Col. Kenneth D. Newlin
01 October 2002 to 30 April 2005

Colonel Kenneth D. Newlin assumed command of Camp Atterbury on October 1, 2002, following his assignment as the Commander of the 113th Engineer Battalion, 38th Infantry Division, Indiana Army National Guard. 

Colonel Newlin enlisted into the 113th Engineer Battalion in December of 1981. After attaining the rank of Sergeant, he attended Officer Candidate School at the Indiana Military Academy. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on June 6, 1986, graduating first in his class. After serving as a Platoon Leader in both Company C and Company A, 113th Engineer Battalion, he commanded the 1413th  Engineer Detachment (Utilities) and the 1313th  Engineer Company (Combat Support Equipment). His staff assignments include Construction Engineer Officer; Master Planner; and Facility Engineer, Camp Atterbury; Battalion Operations Officer, 113th Engineer Battalion; and Chief of Construction and Engineering, Military Department of Indiana. 

His deployments include participation in two REFORGER exercises; JRT Bravo “Fuertes Caminos” in Honduras; TG 416 in Jamaica; TF LeuI in Romania; and numerous deployments with TF 113 to Italy. 

Colonel Newlin is a graduate of the Engineer Pre Command Course; Command and General Staff Officer’s Course; Combined Arms Staff and Service School; Engineer Officer Advanced Course; and the Engineer Officer Basic Course.

Command Sergeant
Major Gary Hildenbrand 

Command Sergeant Major Gary Hildenbrand has served a long and distinguished career in the Indiana Army National Guard, beginning his career in 1966. Of his total 38 years of service, 21 years have been as a full time technician supporting the Indiana Army National Guard. 

He served as a Command Sergeant Major at the Battalion, Regiment, Brigade, and Installation level. From 1 October 2002 until his retirement on 31 March 2005, CSM Hildenbrand served as the Installation Command Sergeant Major for Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center.