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458th Airlift Squadron Change of Command

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SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. --  

crowd inside of aircraft hangar listen to incoming commander speech.

458th AS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Geoffrey Goldsmith, 458th Airlift Squadron command, gives a speech to Airmen and family attending the 458th Airlift Squadron change of command ceremony at hangar 3 on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 26, 2022. The ceremony represents a time-honored military tradition providing an opportunity for Airmen to witness the transfer of power to their newly appointed commanding officer. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mark Sulaica)
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crowd inside of aircraft hangar listen to incoming commander speech.

458th AS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Geoffrey Goldsmith, 458th Airlift Squadron command, gives a speech to Airmen and family attending the 458th Airlift Squadron change of command ceremony at hangar 3 on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 26, 2022. The ceremony represents a time-honored military tradition providing an opportunity for Airmen to witness the transfer of power to their newly appointed commanding officer. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mark Sulaica)

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458th AS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Col. Bradely Stevens, 375th Operations Group commander, hands guidon to Lt. Col. Geoffrey Goldsmith, 458th Airlift Squadron command, during the 458th Airlift Squadron change of command ceremony at hangar 3 on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 26, 2022. The ceremony represents a time-honored military tradition providing an opportunity for Airmen to witness the transfer of power to their newly appointed commanding officer. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mark Sulaica)

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458th AS Change of Command

From right: U.S. Lt. Col. Brendan Hopkins, 458th Airlift Squadron outgoing commander, relinquishes command to Col. Bradely Stevens, 375th Operations Group commander, during the 458th AS Change of Command at Hangar 3 on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 26, 2022. The ceremony represents a time-honored military tradition providing an opportunity for Airmen to witness the transfer of power to their newly appointed commanding officer. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mark Sulaica)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Geoffrey Goldsmith, 458th Airlift Squadron incoming commander, assumed command of the 458th AS on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 26, 2022. Goldsmith previously served as the Director of Operations of the 14th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, SC. 

Airman hands guidon to other Airman

U.S. Air Force Col. Bradely Stevens, 375th Operations Group commander, hands guidon to Lt. Col. Geoffrey Goldsmith, 458th Airlift Squadron command, during the 458th Airlift Squadron change of command ceremony at hangar 3 on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 26, 2022. The ceremony represents a time-honored military tradition providing an opportunity for Airmen to witness the transfer of power to their newly appointed commanding officer. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mark Sulaica)
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Airman hands guidon to Airman.

From right: U.S. Lt. Col. Brendan Hopkins, 458th Airlift Squadron outgoing commander, relinquishes command to Col. Bradely Stevens, 375th Operations Group commander, during the 458th AS Change of Command at Hangar 3 on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 26, 2022. The ceremony represents a time-honored military tradition providing an opportunity for Airmen to witness the transfer of power to their newly appointed commanding officer. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mark Sulaica)
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