Photo by Airman Quentin Marx | 28th Bomb Wing | 03.11.2022
Lt. Col. Christopher McConnell, the 37th Bomb Squadron commander, peels off the former commander’s nameplate from a B-1B Lancer to reveal his own after a change of command ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 11, 2022. The 37th Bomb Squadron joined the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth in 1977, flying the B-25H Stratofortress and then transitioned to B-1B Lancer Jan. 1, 1987. (U.S.......
Photo by Airman Quentin Marx | 28th Bomb Wing | 03.11.2022
Col. Derek Oakley, 28th Operations Group commander, presents the guidon of the 37th Bomb Squadron to Lt. Col. Christopher McConnell, the incoming 37th Bomb Squadron commander, during a change of command ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 11, 2022. As commander McConnell is in charge of approximately 70 Airmen, including aviators, intelligence, and aviation resource management......
Photo by Airman Quentin Marx | 28th Bomb Wing | 03.11.2022
Col. Derek Oakley, 28th Operations Group commander, presents Lt. Col. Lincoln Coleman, the outgoing 37th Bomb Squadron commander, with a Meritorious Service Medal during the 37th Bomb Squadron change of command ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 11, 2022. Coleman was awarded the medal to recognize his non-combat service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Quentin Marx)...
Photo by Airman Quentin Marx | 28th Bomb Wing | 03.11.2022
Col. Derek Oakley, 28th Operations Group commander, narrates a change of command ceremony for the 37th Bomb Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 11, 2022. Oakley commands the largest operational B-1B Lancer group in the U.S. Air Force with one operational support squadron and two bomb squadrons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Quentin Marx)...
Photo by Airman Quentin Marx | 28th Bomb Wing | 03.11.2022
Members of the Ellsworth Honor Guard prepare for a change of command ceremony for the 37th Bomb Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 11, 2022. The honor guard has been performing for change of command ceremonies since 1948. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Quentin Marx)...
