Pormal nang itinalaga bilang bagong pinuno ng 17 Infantry (Do or Die) Battalion si Lt. Col. Ford Alsiyao sa isinagawang Turnover of Command Ceremony sa Headquarters ng 17IB sa Brgy Bangag, Lal-lo, Cagayan.
Pinangunahan ito ni MGen Audrey Pasia, Division Commander ng 5th Infantry (STAR) Division.
Pinalitan ni Lt. Col. Alsiyao si Lt. Col. Oliver Logan na itinalaga naman bilang Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, G2 ng 5ID.
Si Lt.Col.Alsiyao ay dating Assistant Chief ng SOJS for Training and Education, SOJ8 ng Joint Special Operations Group (JSOG), Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Deputy Operations Officer, G3.
Nagtapos ng Bachelor’s Degree in Biology at Master’s in Public Management Major in Development and Security.
Ipagpapatuloy ng ika-35th Commanding Officer ng 17IB ang mga programang nasimulan ni Lt.Col Logan at sakop nito ang probinsiya ng Cagayan at limang munisipalidad ng Apayao.
