Photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Wrightsman | 2nd Bomb Wing | 07.13.2020
Maj. Gen. Mark E. Weatherington, 8th Air Force commander, Col. Kelvin J. Townsend, outgoing Joint Nuclear Operations Center commander, and Col. Brandon B. Schraeder, incoming JNOC commander, stand during a change of command ceremony at Barksdale AIr Force Base, La., July 13, 2020. A change of command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Wrightsman | 2nd Bomb Wing | 07.13.2020
Col. Kelvin J. Townsend, outgoing Joint Nuclear Operations Center commander, addresses the crowd during a change of command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 13, 2020. A change of command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commanding or flag officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Wrightsman | 2nd Bomb Wing | 04.23.2018
Col. Kelvin J. Townsend, former Joint-Nuclear Operations Center, addresses the crowd during a retirement ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 13, 2020. Townsend earned his commission through the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps at the University of Oklahoma in 1992. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Wrightsman | 2nd Bomb Wing | 04.23.2018
Col. Kelvin J. Townsend, former Joint-Nuclear Operations Center, is presented with a flag at a retirement ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 13, 2020. Townsend earned his commission through the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps at the University of Oklahoma in 1992. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Wrightsman | 2nd Bomb Wing | 04.23.2018
Col. Michael A. Miller, left, Air Force Global Strike Command director of staff, presents Col. Kelvin J. Townsend, right, former Joint-Nuclear Operations Center commander, with his certificate of retirement during a retirement ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 13, 2020. Townsend honorably served for 28 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Wrightsman | 2nd Bomb Wing | 04.23.2018
Col. Michael A. Miller, left, Air Force Global Strike Command director of staff, awards Col. Kelvin J. Townsend, right, former Joint-Nuclear Operations Center commander, with the Legion of Merit Medal during a retirement ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 13, 2020. The Legion of Merit is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and......
