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407 AEG transition of Authority

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  • By Senior Master Sgt. Elizabeth Gilbert
  • 407th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs
ALI BASE, Iraq --  A transfer of authority ceremony was held here April 24, 2010
realigning the 407th Air Expeditionary Group from the 332nd Air
Expeditionary Wing to the 321st Air Expeditionary Wing.

Maj. Gen. Joseph Reynes Jr., director, Air Component Coordination Element
U.S. Forces-Iraq, was the presiding officer of the ceremony. Brig. Gen.
Craig A. Franklin, commander, 332nd AEW relinquished command of the 407 AEG
to Brig. Gen. Scott M. Hanson, commander, 321st AEW.

Under the banner of the 321st AEW, the 407th AEG will take on its new role
as the nexus to the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air Force helping to
build the future Iraqi Air Force.

Built in the 1970s, Ali Base served as the busiest military airfield during
the Iran-Iraq war from 1980-1988. It is now home to the 407th AEG and the
U.S. Army's Contingency Operating Base Adder. Continuing on the road to
Iraqi self-sustainment, Ali Base will soon welcome Iraqi Air Force personnel
embarking upon a stability and training partnership with U.S. forces.