746th EAS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Col. Jim Dittus, left, 379th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, passes the 746th Expeditionary Airlift squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Byron Newell during a change of command ceremony, March 1, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Newell assumed command of the 746th EAS from Lt. Col. Jeremy Schaad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

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746th EAS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeremy Schaad, right, passes the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron guidon to Col. Jim Dittus, 379th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, to officially relinquish command during a change of command ceremony, March 1, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Schaad relinquished command of the 746th EAS to Lt. Col. Byron Newell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

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746th EAS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Cols. Jeremy Schaad, left, and Byron Newell listen to remarks from Col. Jim Dittus, 379th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, during a change of command ceremony, March 1, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. During the ceremony, Newell assumed command of the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from Schaad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

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746th EAS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeremy Schaad gives remarks before handing over command of the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron during a change of command ceremony, March 1, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Schaad relinquished command of the 746th EAS to Lt. Col. Byron Newell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

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746th EAS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Byron Newell, 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron commander, gives remarks after assuming command of his new squadron during a change of command ceremony, March 1, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Newell assumed command of the 746th from Lt. Col. Jeremy Schaad who is returning to his home unit, the 153rd Airlift Wing in Cheyenne, Wyo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

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746th EAS welcomes new commander

Published March 2, 2015
By Senior Airman Kia Atkins
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- U.S. Air Force Col. Jim Dittus, left, 379th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, passes the 746th Expeditionary Airlift squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Byron Newell during a change of command ceremony, March 1, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Newell assumed command of the 746th EAS from Lt. Col. Jeremy Schaad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)