U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. William Leigh Ottati, Program Executive Officer and Director of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Mobility Directorate, presents the guidon to Col. Matthew Buchholz (right) during an Assumption of Leadership ceremony on Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, June 24, 2026.
Buchholz now serves as Senior Materiel Leader (SML) of the Future Tankers division within the Mobility Directorate. The Future Tankers motto is “Fly, Tank, Fight, Win!”
Assumption of Leadership ceremonies symbolize a public transfer of authority.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Tamara Hawes).
| Date Taken: | 02.04.2000 |
| Date Posted: | 07.02.2026 12:46 |
| Photo ID: | 9788811 |
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| Location: | WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO, US |
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