Wing change of command

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Tech. Sgt. Kellie Askew, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, reveals the name of the new commander, Col. Eric S. Overturf on an A-10 Thunderbolt II during a wing change-of-command ceremony Dec. 4, 2010. The 442nd AMXS is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kent Kagarise) Hi-res







First Sgt. (Master Sgt.) Leo Brown, 303rd Fighter Squadron, narrates the 442nd Fighter Wing change-of-command ceremony. During the ceremony, Maj. Gen. Frank Padilla, 10th Air Force commander, acted as the officiating officer as Col. Mark Clemons relinquished command of the wing to Col. Eric Overturf Dec. 4, 2010. The 442nd Fighter Wing is an A-10 Thunderbolt II Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kent Kagarise) Hi-res






Col. Eric S. Overturf gives a speech after receiving command of the 442nd Fighter Wing in a ceremony Dec. 4, 2010. Colonel Overturf took the reigns of the command from Col. Mark Clemons. The ceremony's officiating officer was Maj. Gen. Frank Padilla. The 442nd Fighter Wing is an A-10 Thunderbolt II Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kent Kagarise) Hi-res