U.S. Army Cpt. Mark Victor Ross has assumed command of G Company, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Germany.

Cpt. Ross is married to former Jill Pedretti of Verona, Wisconsin. He is a 1995 graduate of Niceville High School and received his Bachelors Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Marks parents are Mark and Vickie Ross of Niceville, Florida and he is the grandson of Mrs. Lona Mae Ross and the late Tollie P. Ross of Tryon.