Breazeale assumes command of 917th FG

Released today by 307th Bomb Wing Public Affairs



6/13/2011 - With the passing of the guidon from Colonel Eric Overturf, commander, 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Colonel John Breazeale, assumes command of the 917th Fighter Group during an assumption of command ceremony held Friday, June 10, 2011, in the A-10 hangar at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Approximately 70 family members, friends and civic leaders were in attendance for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston) Hi-res



Tech. Sgt. Matthew Johnson, crew chief, 717th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands by after the revealing of the commander's aircraft during promotion and assumption of command ceremonies held Friday, June 10, 2011, in the A-10 hangar at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Colonel John Breazeale assumed command of the 917th Fighter Group at Barksdale AFB. Approximately 70 family members, friends and civic leaders were in attendance for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston) Hi-res



Colonel Eric Overturf, commander, 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., praises both Lt. Col. James Macaulay, deputy commander, 917th Fighter Group, and Lt. Col. John Breazeale, during an assumption of command ceremony held Friday, June 10, 2011, in the A-10 hangar at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Colonel Breazeale took the reins as the new commander of the 917th FG. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston) Hi-res

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Reserve fighter unit gains commander
917th Fighter Group to get commander