WATERVLIET ARSENAL TO CHANGE COMMANDING OFFICERS SOON.(Local)

Byline: Vincent Jackson Staff writer

A change of command will take place at the arsenal later this month.

Col. Michael J. Neuman will be leaving to take a job at the Pentagon, where he will be senior military assistant principal deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition.

Neuman will be replaced by Col. Bernard Thomas, who is currently assistant commandant of the U.S. Army Ordnance Missile and Munitions Center and School in Redstone Arsenal, Ala.

"It's a pretty good promotion for him (Neuman)," said John Swantek, arsenal spokesman, who added Neuman will have to report to the Pentagon on March 23.

"He will be working for the …