DVIDS – News – NTAG Richmond holds change of command

RICHMOND, Va. (April 30, 2021) – The Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) in Richmond hosted a virtual change of command ceremony at the Cmdr. Charles R. Harmon relieved Cmdr. Kristopher D. Klaiber as commanding officer.
Captain Katrina L. Hill, Commodore of the Navy Recruiting Command Region East, chaired the ceremony and was broadcast live to civil and military personnel on Facebook.
When Klaiber took over his duties XX months ago and the commanding officer and Harmon checked in as executive officer, things were completely different than they are now.
They entered a commando, Navy Recruiting District Richmond, that was struggling to meet its recruiting goals and one that operated and structured very differently than it is now.
As if that wasn’t enough, they have been faced with the challenges and continue to grapple with the challenges that COVID-19 will bring from March 2020.
However, given their leadership and the tenacity of their recruiters, it’s amazing that they met their monthly goals and were one of the few recruiting districts across the country to hit their 2020 annual goal.
Klaiber said he couldn’t be more proud of how our recruiters faced the challenges in 2020.
He added that recruiters unable to attend schools, malls, attend job fairs, or people who were nervous about even entering a recruiting station made an already difficult job exponentially.
“You taught me what the real definition of resilience is,” Klaiber said of his command on Facebook Live. “Thank you for placing your trust in me to lead us as your commanding officer for the past 20 months.”
Harmon, no stranger to recruiting, previously worked at the Beckley military entry and processing station in his native West Virginia and served as an executive officer for NRD Richmond / NTAG Richmond, Klaiber exonerated.
Some of Harmon’s past tours include a senior ensign in the Human Resources Department of Navy Personnel Command, a program officer in the Navy Recruiting District Pittsburgh, a Special Operations Command officer in Doha, Qatar, and the N131 Officer of Plans and Policy in Washington, DC to name a few.
Harmon thanked the Richmond team for the welcome and support in his role as executive officer and said he was thrilled to be skippered.
“I believe you are the largest group of seafarers and civilians I have worked with in all of my 29 years,” he told them.
Harmon added that the commands dedicated to the mission are amazing. They are by far the best NTAG in Navy recruiting and they are proving it month after month.
“Thank you for all you do, not just for our navy but for the communities and citizens you serve,” he said.
Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, NTAG Richmond is committed to staffing the Navy with high quality sailors and maintaining the undisputed global maritime superiority and ability of the Navy to win wars, deter aggression and the freedom of the seas to protect. NTAG Richmond operates three Talent Acquisition Onboarding Centers, 41 Talent Acquisition Stations, and eight Navy Officer Recruiting Stations in Virginia, Southern Maryland, and Northern North Carolina.
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