Swapping the reins

Col. Jonathan Duncan, 336th Training Group commander, takes the 66th Training Squadron guidon from Lt. Col. Jason Chandler, former 66th TRS commander, during the 66th TRS change of command ceremony June 30, 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/Senior Airman Sam Fogleman)

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Expressing immense gratitude

Lt. Col. Jason Chandler, former 66th Training Squadron commander, thanks his Airmen, friends, coworkers and family for their dedication to the mission and teamwork during the 66th TRS change of command ceremony June 30, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Chandler has deployed in support of Operations Joint Guard and Iraqi Freedom, and is a command pilot with more than 3,700 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sam Fogleman)

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Laying out expectations

Lt. Col. David Rea, 66th Training Squadron commander, explains his priorities and expectations over the next few years during the 66th TRS change of command ceremony June 30, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Rea now leads the squadron after having served as its director of operations. He deployed for combat operations in Iraq and in support of combat medical evacuation missions in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sam Fogleman)

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SERE training squadron promotes leader

Published June 30, 2015
By Senior Airman Sam Fogleman
92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Lt. Col. David Rea took the reigns as the 66th Training Squadron commander from Lt. Col. Jason Chandler here June 30.

Rea previously served as the director of operations for the squadron.

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.

During the exchange, the flag is entrusted to the squadron first sergeant, symbolically expressing the special trust and responsibility of his position as the primary representative of the unit's enlisted members and NCOs.

Col. Jonathan Duncan, the 336th Training Group commander, presided over the ceremony.

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Swapping the reins

Expressing immense gratitude

Laying out expectations