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250912-F-PU288-1110

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. David Shoemaker, left, 9th Air Force (Air Forces Central) deputy commander, transfers the guidon to Brig. Gen. Daniel Clayton, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing incoming commander, during the 379th AEW Assumption of Command Ceremony within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 12, 2025. The 379th AEW provides support to thousands of Air Force, joint and coalition force partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Jett)
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250912-F-PU288-1177

A U.S. service member assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing holds a program during the 379th AEW Assumption of Command ceremony within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 12, 2025. The assumption of command formally announces the new commanding officer and publicly recognizes their leadership over the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Jett)
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250912-F-PU288-1140

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Daniel Clayton, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing incoming commander, gives a speech during the 379th AEW Assumption of Command Ceremony within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 12, 2025. The assumption of command formally announces the new commanding officer and publicly recognizes their leadership over the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Jett)
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250912-F-PU288-1133

Members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing applaud during an assumption of command ceremony within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 12, 2025. The ceremony saw Brig. Gen. Daniel Clayton assume command of the largest wing in the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Jett)
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250912-F-PU288-1114

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Daniel Clayton, right, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing incoming commander, renders a salute to Maj. Gen. David Shoemaker, 9th Air Force (Air Forces Central) deputy commander, during the 379th AEW Assumption of Command Ceremony within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 12, 2025. The 379th AEW provides support to thousands of Air Force, joint and coalition force partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Jett)
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250912-F-PU288-1063

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. David Shoemaker, 9th Air Force (Air Forces Central) deputy commander, gives opening remarks during the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Assumption of Command Ceremony within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 12, 2025. The ceremony saw Brig. Gen. Daniel Clayton assume command of the largest wing in the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Jett)
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250912-F-PU288-1057

Members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing attend an assumption of command ceremony within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 12, 2025. The assumption of command formally announces the new commanding officer and publicly recognizes their leadership over the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Jett)
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250912-F-PU288-1042

U.S. Air Force Chaplain Capt. Enrique Jackson, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, gives an invocation during the 379th AEW Assumption of Command Ceremony within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 12, 2025. The ceremony saw Brig. Gen. Daniel Clayton assume command of the largest wing in the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Jett)
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Friesen takes command of 380th EMDS Phantom Medics

Col. Stacey G. Friesen, the new commander of the 380th Expeditionary Medical Squadron and surgeon general of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, receives the guidon from Brig. Gen. David R. Lopez, the commander of the 380th AEW, during a squadron activation and assumption of command ceremony July 11, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Friesen is a graduate student of the National War College, and previously served as the Executive Officer to the Air Force Surgeon General at the Pentagon.
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Friesen takes command of 380th EMDS Phantom Medics

Brig. Gen. David R. Lopez, the commander of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, speaks during a squadron activation and assumption of command ceremony July 11, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Col. Stacy G. Friesen assumed command of the 380th Expeditionary Medical Squadron.
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Friesen takes command of 380th EMDS Phantom Medics

A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Base Honor Guard member presents the colors during the 380th Expeditionary Medical Squadron activation and assumption of command ceremony July 11, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.
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82d EASOS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Maj. Burley J. Malbrough, receives the guidon from Col. John F. Borowski, 387th Air Expeditionary Group Commander, during the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron assumption of command ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 18, 2021. The guidon symbolizes the relinquishment of command from the outgoing commander to the incoming commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristine Legate)
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82d EASOS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Maj. Burley J. Malbrough, receives the guidon from Col. John F. Borowski, 387th Air Expeditionary Group Commander, during the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron assumption of command ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 18, 2021. The guidon symbolizes the relinquishment of command from the outgoing commander to the incoming commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristine Legate)
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82d EASOS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Maj. Burley J. Malbrough, receives the guidon from Col. John F. Borowski, 387th Air Expeditionary Group Commander, during the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron assumption of command ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 18, 2021. The guidon symbolizes the relinquishment of command from the outgoing commander to the incoming commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristine Legate)
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82d EASOS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Maj. Burley J. Malbrough, receives the guidon from Col. John F. Borowski, 387th Air Expeditionary Group Commander, during the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron assumption of command ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 18, 2021. The guidon symbolizes the relinquishment of command from the outgoing commander to the incoming commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristine Legate)
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82d EASOS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Maj. Burley J. Malbrough, receives the guidon from Col. John F. Borowski, 387th Air Expeditionary Group Commander, during the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron assumption of command ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 18, 2021. The guidon symbolizes the relinquishment of command from the outgoing commander to the incoming commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristine Legate)
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Answering nation’s call: 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing reactivation

The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing guidon was unfurled during an activation and assumption of command ceremony at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia May 19, 2015. The 332nd AEW has a distinguished lineage, which includes the 332nd Air Expeditionary Group, the famed Tuskegee Airmen, also known as the Red Tails. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Racheal E. Watson)
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Answering nation’s call: 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing reactivation

U.S. Maj. Gen. Peter Gersten, Commander of the Ninth Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force, passes the guidon to Col. Michael Koscheski, the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander, during an activation and assumption of command ceremony at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia May 19, 2015. The 332nd AEW activated as the only combat wing within the Ninth AETF-L. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Racheal E. Watson)
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Answering nation’s call: 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing reactivation

U.S. Col. Michael Koscheski, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander, speaks during an activation and assumption of command ceremony at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia May 19, 2015. The 332nd AEW activated as the only combat wing within the Ninth AETF-L. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt Col. Ramon De Jesus)
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