Explaining his priorities

Lt. Col. Matthew Coleman, 92nd Operations Support Squadron commander, explains his priorities and expectations during the 92nd OSS change of command ceremony July 9, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Coleman enlisted in the Air Force in 1990 and received his commission in 1998 as a second lieutenant. He is a senior pilot with 2,400 flight hours and has flown the T-37B Tweet, T-1A Jayhawk, KC-135R/T Stratotanker and C-17A Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

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Changing of the guard

Lt. Col. David Pike, 92nd Operations Group deputy commander, gives the 92nd Operations Support Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Matthew Coleman, 92nd OSS commander, during the 92nd OSS change of command ceremony July 9, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The change of command ceremony is an official, formal and brief ceremony that is the military's way of bestowing command responsibility of a unit from one officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

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Honor guard presents the colors

The Fairchild Honor Guard presents the colors during the 92nd Operations Support Squadron change of command ceremony July 9, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States and has served in this capacity since a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931. Some historians note the song was also used officially by the U.S. Navy as early as 1889. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

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Pinning on command

Lt. Col. Carolyn Coleman, 92nd Mission Support Group deputy commander, pins the command badge on her husband, Lt. Col. Matthew Coleman, 92nd Operations Support Squadron commander, during the 92nd OSS change of command ceremony July 9, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Coleman promotes within Team Fairchild from his previous command as the 92nd Air Refueling Wing chief of safety. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

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Operations support Airmen welcome new commander

Published July 9, 2015
By Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton
92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Lt. Col. Matthew Coleman took the reins from Lt. Col. Timothy Danielson as the 92nd Operations Support Squadron commander here July 9.

Coleman promotes within Team Fairchild from his previous role as the 92nd Air Refueling Wing chief of safety.

The change of command ceremony is an official, formal and brief ceremony that is the military's way of bestowing command responsibility of a unit from one officer to another. This ceremony formalizes the change of command by the passing of the symbol of command, the squadron guidon, from the relinquishing commander to the gaining commander.

Lt. Col. David Pike, the 92nd Operations Group deputy commander, presided over the ceremony.

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Explaining his priorities

Changing of the guard

Honor guard presents the colors

Pinning on command