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The Expeditionary Operations Group holds their Change of Command ceremony.

Brig. Gen. Daniel Tulley, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, stands with Col. Brian Backman, outgoing 379th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, and Col. Erik Johnson, incoming 379th EOG commander, during a Change of Command ceremony on June 7, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Change of Command ceremony is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commanding officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)

The Expeditionary Operations Group holds their Change of Command ceremony.

Col. Brian Backman, outgoing 379th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, passes the guidon to Brig. Gen. Daniel Tulley, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, as he relinquishes command of the 379th EOG during the Change of Command ceremony on June 7, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Change of Command ceremony is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commanding officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)

The Expeditionary Operations Group holds their Change of Command ceremony.

Col. Brian Backman, outgoing 379th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, renders his final salute to Brig. Gen. Daniel Tulley, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, during a Change of Command ceremony on June 7, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Change of Command ceremony is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commanding officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)

The Expeditionary Operations Group holds their Change of Command ceremony.

Col. Erik Johnson, incoming 379th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, receives the guidon from Brig. Gen. Daniel Tulley, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, as he assumes command of the 379th EOG during the Change of Command ceremony on June 7, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Change of Command ceremony is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commanding officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)

The Expeditionary Operations Group holds their Change of Command ceremony.

Col. Erik Johnson, incoming 379th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, renders his first salute to Brig. Gen. Daniel Tulley, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, during the Change of Command ceremony on June 7, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Change of Command ceremony is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commanding officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- Brig. Gen. Daniel Tulley, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, stands with Col. Brian Backman, outgoing 379th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, and Col. Erik Johnson, incoming 379th EOG commander, during a Change of Command ceremony on June 7, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Change of Command ceremony is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commanding officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)