673rd ABW/JBER Change of Command
The 673rd Air Base Wing and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, change of command ceremony was hosted at Hangar 1 on JBER, Monday, July 11, 2016. U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Bruckbauer turned over command to Air Force Col. George Dietrich III as Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell Handy, the appointed commander of Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for the U.S. Pacific Command; and Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, as well as Alaskan Command commander, Alaskan Eleventh Air Force Commander, and Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command commander, officiated before gathered family members, distinguished guests and military personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)