Lt. Col. Thomas C. Timmes, U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research commander, was promoted to the rank of colonel in front of an audience filled with military members, friends and family during a ceremony held at Fort Detrick, Maryland, June 6.

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense Commander Col. Bruce A. Schoneboom placed insignias on Timmes' uniform with assistance from the colonel's wife, Vonda.