Monrovia, Liberia – On January 1st, 2015, Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, commander of Joint Forces Command – United Assistance, prepared to promote and re-enlist Soldiers from different units in support of JFC-UA at Barclay Training Center, Monrovia, Liberia.
Maj. Brian Heverly, provost marshal for the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stood amongst his peers during his promotion ceremony as Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky promoted him to lieutenant colonel.
United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation in Liberia to provide logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in western Africa.