ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait -- Maj. Shawn Bearinger relinquished command of the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron to Lt. Col. Zachary Buckallew in a change of command ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 19, 2023. A change of command ceremony is a tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility from the outgoing commander to the incoming commander.