Col. Mason takes command of PB Arsenal

On July 10, about 100 people gathered to welcome Col. Matthew C. Mason as the Pine Bluff Arsenal’s new commander. He succeeds Col. Collin K. Keenan as the Arsenal’s leader. Mason comes to the Arsenal from the United States Forces Korea and Combined Forces Command at Camp Humphreys, Korea, where he was the chief of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Combined Joint Interagency Coordination Group.

On July 10, about 100 people attended the change of command ceremony welcoming Col. Matthew C. Mason as the Pine Bluff Arsenal’s new commander. (Special to The Commercial/Deborah Horn)

At the July 10 Change of Command ceremony at the Pine Bluff Arsenal, Col. Matthew C. Mason officially took command of the U.S. Army post located in Jefferson County, near White Hall. In this picture, Mason symbolically accepted the PBA flag as his commitment. Also pictured are Brig. Gen. Daniel J. Duncan, far left, commanding general of the U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command, who handed the flag to Mason; Col. Collin K. Keenan, who served as PBA commander since April 13, 2023; and Sgt. Maj. Christopher J. Reaves, U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command. (Special to The Commercial/Deborah Horn)

White Hall Mayor Noel Foster, left, described the outgoing Pine Bluff Arsenal Commander Col. Collin K. Keenan as a friend who was dedicated to the U.S. Army post and his city. (Special to The Commercial/Deborah Horn)

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