Swapping the reigns

Col. Jonathan Duncan, 336th Training Group commander, takes the 36th Rescue Flight guidon from Maj. Jennings Marshall, former 36th Rescue Flight commander, during the 36th RQF change of command ceremony June 25, 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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Expressing immense gratitude

Maj. Jennings Marshall, former 36th Rescue Flight commander, thanks his Airmen, friends, coworkers and family for their dedication to the mission and teamwork during the 36th Rescue Flight change of command ceremony June 25, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Jennings has deployed in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn, and has been immersed in the helicopter mission for nearly 15 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

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Laying out expectations

Lt. Col. Jason Snyder, 36th Rescue Flight commander, explains his priorities and expectations over the next few years during the 36th RQF change of command ceremony June 25, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Snyder comes to Fairchild after having served as the Operation Officer of the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. He has deployed in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, and flown in nearly 250 combat sorties accumulating more than 550 combat hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

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Helicopter flight rotates leadership

Published June 26, 2015
By Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton
92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Lt. Col. Jason Snyder took the reigns as the 36th Rescue Flight commander from Maj. Jennings Marshall here June 25.

Snyder joins Team Fairchild from his previous position as the Operation Officer of the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

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 reigns

Expressing immense gratitude

Laying out expectations