Dotzlaf takes command of the 1st ETSG

U.S. Air Force Col. Ross E. Dotzlaf, right, incoming 1st Expeditionary Theater Support Group commander, assumes command of the 1st ETSG during the change of command ceremony within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 30, 2025. The ceremony saw Col. Matthew Borawski, outgoing 1st ETSG commander, relinquish command to Dotzlaf. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dieondiere Jefferies)

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Dotzlaf takes command of the 1st ETSG

U.S. Air Force Col. Ross E. Dotzlaf, incoming 1st Expeditionary Theater Support Group commander, gives his first address during the 1st ETSG change of command ceremony within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 30, 2025. One of the 1st ETSG’s main objectives is campaigning and setting the theater for Agile Combat Employment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dieondiere Jefferies)

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Dotzlaf takes command of the 1st ETSG

U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Borawski, outgoing 1st Expeditionary Theater Support Group commander, right, hands the guidon to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Derek France, left, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) commander, during the 1st ETSG change of command ceremony within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 30, 2025. One of the 1st ETSG’s main objectives is campaigning and setting the theater for Agile Combat Employment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dieondiere Jefferies)

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Dotzlaf takes command of the 1st ETSG

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Derek France, left, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) commander, presents the Legion of Merit to Col. Matthew Borawski, right, outgoing 1st Expeditionary Theater Support Group commander, during the 1st ETSG change of command ceremony within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 30, 2025. The ceremony saw Borawski relinquish command to Col. Ross E. Dotzlaf. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dieondiere Jefferies)

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Dotzlaf takes command of the 1st ETSG

From the left, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Derek France, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) commander, Col. Matthew Borawski, outgoing 1st Expeditionary Theater Support Group commander and Col. Ross E. Dotzlaf, incoming 1st ETSG commander, clap during the change of command ceremony within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility May 30, 2025. The ceremony saw Borawski relinquish command to Dotzlaf. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dieondiere Jefferies)

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Dotzlaf takes command of the 1st ETSG

Published June 3, 2025
By Senior Airman Dieondiere Jefferies
379th Air expeditionary Wing

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND -- U.S. Air Force Col. Ross E. Dotzlaf, right, incoming 1st Expeditionary Theater Support Group commander, assumes command of the 1st ETSG during the change of command ceremony within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 30, 2025. The ceremony saw Col. Matthew Borawski, outgoing 1st ETSG commander, relinquish command to Dotzlaf. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dieondiere Jefferies)