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July 14, 2023
U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Chambers, 406th Air Air Expeditionary Wing commander, right, assumes command of the 406th AEW from Maj. Gen. Derek France, 3rd Air Force commander, left, during a wing activation ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 9, 2023. The activation was part of a larger ceremony including the deactivation of the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing, assumption of command of the 406th AEW and change of command of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Megan M. Beatty)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Derek France, 3rd Air Force commander, left, passes the wing flag to Col. Matthew Bartlett, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing incoming commander, right, during the 435th AGOW change of command ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 9, 2023. Bartlett previously served as the former 435th AGOW vice commander. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Megan M. Beatty)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Otis C. Jones, left, 86th Airlift Wing commander, passes a guidon to Col. Dwayne Baca, right, 86th Medical Group incoming commander, during the 86th MDG change of command ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, July 6. The 86th MDG is accountable for community health care services to 56,000 in the Kaiserslautern Military Community. Photos by Airman Trevor Calvert
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Otis C. Jones, 86th Airlift Wing commander, passes the 86th Mission Support Group guideon to Col. James A. Cunningham, incoming 86th MSG commander, at Ramstein Air Base, June 9. Cunningham was the Director of the Defense Financial Management and Comptroller School, Ira C. Eaker Center for Leadership Development Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
Photo by Airman 1st Class Tabatha Chapman
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Otis C. Jones, 86th Airlift Wing commander, left, passes the 86th Operations Group guidon to Col. Bret Echard, 86th OG in-coming commander, middle, during the 86th OG change of command ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, June 15. The operations group consists of 14 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, five C-21A Learjets aircraft and one C-37A Gulfstream V aircraft. Photo by Airman Trevor Calvert
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Otis C. Jones, 86th Airlift Wing commander, left, passes a guidon to Maj. Joshua Mann, 86th Comptroller Squadron incoming commander, at Ramstein Air Base, June 28. Prior to being stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Mann was an intermediate developmental education student at the 38th Student Squadron at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Photo by Senior Airman Andrew Bertain
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