U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gary Kramlich II will next serve at the headquarters of U.S. Africa Command garrisoned in Stuttgart, Germany.

Kramlich graduated from the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle, Pa., with a master’s degree in Strategic Studies on June 10. Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark A. Milley addressed the graduates about Army readiness and the future leadership challenges in a complex world.

Graduate studies included a completion of an Integrated Research Project entitled, “Grayed Out: Regaining the Initiative in the Gray Zone.”

The U.S. Army War College’s 10-month curriculum educates and develops senior military officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, as well as senior foreign military officers and civilian officials from a variety of federal agencies, to serve in strategic level command and staff positions worldwide.

Kramlich is a native of Minot and a 1992 graduate of Minot High School. He is the son of Gary and Glory Kramlich of Minot.