JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Col. David Wilson will turn over command of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and the 673d Air Base Wing to U.S. Air Force Col. Lisa M. Mabbutt in a change-of-command ceremony July 16 at 10 a.m.
Mabbutt was previously the commander of the 633rd Mission Support Group, located at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
She commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Washington. She has served in multiple base-level assignments, commanded the 11th Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, and deployed four times in support of contingency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is her first wing-level command tour.
Media interested in visiting the base to cover the event should RSVP by noon Monday, July 15, by emailing jber.pa.mediaops@us.af.mil or calling 907-551-8995. A meeting time and location will be provided at the time of RSVP.