Coming and going: 20th Operations Group change of command

Photo By Staff Sgt. Kenneth Holston | U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nathanael Burgess, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, unveils Col. Shaun McGrath's name, displayed on the side of an F-16 Fighting Falcon, June 22, 2012, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The F-16 is McGrath's assigned aircraft after taking over as the 20th Operations Group commander.  

SUMTER , SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

06.26.2012

Story by Senior Airman Kenneth Holston 

20th Fighter Wing

SUMTER, S.C. — Col. Shaun McGrath, took command of the 20th Operations Group, June 22, here.

Col. Don Godier, 20th Fighter Wing vice commander, presided over the ceremony, taking the 20th OG unit flag from Col. James Sears as Sears relinquished command and passing it off to McGrath designating him the new commander.

Sears will be taking on a new assignment at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.

• Date Taken: 06.26.2012
• Date Posted: 06.27.2012 10:31
• Story ID: 90674
• Location: SUMTER , SOUTH CAROLINA, US