New commander takes charge of 460th MSG

Members of the 460th Mission Support Group salute the American flag August 1, 2016, during the MSG change of command on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. A change of command ceremony represents the formal transfer of responsibility from an outgoing commander to their successor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spradling/Released)

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New commander takes charge of 460th MSG

Col. Rose Jourdan, former 460th Mission Support Group commander, relinquishes the MSG guide-on to Col. John Wagner, 460th Space Wing commander, August 1, 2016, during the MSG change of command on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The outgoing commander passes the guide-on to the incoming commander to symbolize that the group will never be without a leader. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spradling/Released)

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New commander takes charge of 460th MSG

Col. Shawn Thompson, 460th Mission Support Group commander, receives his first salute from MSG members August 1, 2016, during a change of command on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. A change of command ceremony represents the formal transfer of responsibility from an outgoing commander to their successor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spradling/Released)

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New commander takes charge of 460th MSG

Col. John Wagner, 460th Space Wing commander, speaks August 1, 2016, during the 460th Mission Support Group change of command on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. Over the last two years, Col. Rose Jourdan worked to improve Buckley AFB in many ways, including improving the dorms, Commissary and The Exchange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spradling/Released)

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New commander takes charge of 460th MSG

Col. Shawn Thompson, Commander of the 460th Mission Support Group, assumes command August 1, 2016, during the MSG change of command on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. A change of command ceremony represents the formal transfer of responsibility from an outgoing commander to their successor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spradling/Released)

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New commander takes charge of 460th MSG

Published Aug. 3, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spradling
460th Space Wing Public Affairs

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Members of the 460th Mission Support Group salute the American flag August 1, 2016, during the MSG change of command on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. A change of command ceremony represents the formal transfer of responsibility from an outgoing commander to their successor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spradling/Released)