386th ESFS Change of Command

From left, U.S. Air Force Col. George Buch, Jr., 386th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, Lt. Col. Tito Ruiz, outgoing 386th Security Forces Squadron commander, and Lt. Col. Michael E. Wetlesen, incoming 386th ESFS commander, bow their heads during an invocation at a change of command ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 23, 2023. Ruiz is relinquishing command to Wetlesen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Long)

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386th ESFS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Col. George Buch, Jr., 386th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, presents a Meritorious Service Medal to Lt. Col. Tito Ruiz, outgoing 386th Security Forces Squadron commander, during a change of command ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 23, 2023. The medal was presented in recognition of Ruiz’s accomplishments after a year-long command of the 386th ESFS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Long)

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386th ESFS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tito Ruiz, outgoing 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron commander, passes the guidon to Col. George Buch, Jr., 386th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 23, 2023. Ruiz passed the guidon back to Buch as a symbol of relinquishing command of the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Long)

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386th ESFS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Col. George Buch, Jr., 386th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Michael E. Wetlesen, incoming 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron commander, during a change of command ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 23, 2023. The passing of the guidon symbolizes the passing of command from one commander to the next. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Long)

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386th ESFS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael E. Wetlesen, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron commander, addresses his new squadron during a change of command ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 23, 2023. Wetlesen formally assumed command of the unit from Lt. Col. Tito Ruiz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Long)

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386th ESFS Change of Command

Published June 25, 2023
By Staff Sgt. Kevin Long
386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait --

Lt. Col. Tito Ruiz, outgoing 386th Security Forces Squadron commander relinquishes command to Lt. Col. Michael E. Wetlesen, incoming 386th ESFS commander at a change of command ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 23, 2023. Ruiz is relinquishing command to Wetlesen.