3RD Operations Group welcomes new commander
Lt. Col. Derek C. France, 3rd Group commander, speaks to his unit and guests after assuming command of the group. The group is 3rd Wing’s flying element and pilots F-22 Raptor fighters, C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft, E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft and C-12F Huron aircraft. The group has operational control of six squadrons – the 3rd Operations Support Squadron, the 90th Fighter Squadron, the 517th Airlift Squadron, the 525th Fighter Squadron, the 537th Airlift Squadron and the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)