A Meritorious Service Medal awarded to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Cretz, the outgoing commander of the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, is shown during a redesignation and change of command ceremony on Nov. 2, 2021, at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. The 779th EAS was redesignated as the 61st EAS. Members from the former 779th EAS were comprised of USAF Air National Guard and Reserve members and will return to the 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware ANG and the 908th AW, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy)