U.S. Air Force Col. Stacy Friesen, commander of the 316th Medical Group, passes the squadron guidon to Col. Brenda A. Jones as Senior Master Sgt. Mikela S. Armstrong looks on during the customary guidon transfer symbolizing the assumption of command at the Walter Reed Inpatient Operations Squadron change of command ceremony at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., June 24, 2026. The Walter Reed Inpatient Operations Squadron, the first Air Force squadron activated entirely within the medical center, employs physicians, nurses and medics alongside joint partners to provide inpatient care and support the medical center's combat casualty reception mission, while training the next generation of Air Force medical professionals. (DOW photo by Ricardo J. Reyes)
| Date Taken: | 06.24.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.26.2026 14:45 |
| Photo ID: | 9776051 |
| VIRIN: | 260624-D-EC642-2083 |
| Resolution: | 5487x3994 |
| Size: | 7.04 MB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 27 |
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