Photo by Master Sgt. Rachel Waller | 8th Air Force/J-GSOC | 07.30.2025
Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost, left, Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, poses for a picture after presenting the Standoff Munitions Application Center guidon to Lt. Col. Benjamin Kempen, the incoming SMAC commander during the SMAC change of command at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 30, 2025. Prior to assuming command of SMAC, Kempen served as the SMAC......
Photo by Master Sgt. Rachel Waller | 8th Air Force/J-GSOC | 07.30.2025
Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost, left, Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, poses for a picture after receiving the guidon from Col. Ryan Gorecki, outgoing Standoff Munitions Application Center commander, during the SMAC change of command at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 30, 2025. Gorecki assumed command of SMAC three years ago during which the unit......
Photo by Master Sgt. Rachel Waller | 8th Air Force/J-GSOC | 07.30.2025
Lt. Col. Benjamin Kempen, left, Standoff Munitions Application Center commander, addresses the audience after assuming command of SMAC during a change of command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 30, 2025. The unit officially stood up on Aug. 24, 2018, and is a total force mix between active-duty military, government service and contractors. The unit is divided among three......
Photo by Airman Addison Bolt | 28th Bomb Wing | 07.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jason R. Armagost, Eight Air Force commander and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, left, passes the 28th Bomb Wing guidon to Col. Erick Lord, incoming 28th Bomb Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 25, 2025. Lord is a seasoned B-1B weapon systems officer and brings extensive bomber experience to......
Photo by Airman Addison Bolt | 28th Bomb Wing | 07.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jason R. Armagost, Eight Air Force commander and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, left, presents the Legion of Merit certificate to Col. Derek Oakley, outgoing 28th Bomb Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 25, 2025. Oakley will be retiring from the Air Force after 26 years of service. (U.S. Air......
Photo by Senior Airman Brittany Kenney | 28th Bomb Wing | 07.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Col. Erick Lord, incoming 28th Bomb Wing commander, speaks with members of local media after a change of command ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 25, 2025. Lord served as the Squadron Tactics officer, Flight Commander, and Evaluator Weapon Systems officer for the 37th Bomb Squadron at Ellsworth from August 2006 to September 2010. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior......
Photo by Senior Airman Brittany Kenney | 28th Bomb Wing | 07.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Col. Erick Lord, incoming 28th Bomb Wing commander, receives his first salute during a change of command ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 25, 2025. As commander, Lord leads the largest B-1B Lancer combat wing in the U.S. Air Force, with more than 12,000 active duty military, civilian employees, and family members. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Brittany......
Photo by Senior Airman Brittany Kenney | 28th Bomb Wing | 07.25.2025
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jason R. Armagost, Eighth Air Force commander and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, left, Col. Derek Oakley, outgoing 28th Bomb Wing commander, center, and Col. Erick Lord, incoming 28th BW commander, ceremonially exchange the wing’s guidon during a change of command ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 25, 2025. The passing of the guidon......
