39th MSG welcomes new commander Published July 8, 2016 By Senior Airman John Nieves Camacho 39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Col. Todd Stratton took command of the 39th Mission Support Group during a change of command ceremony here, July 8. Prior to taking command, Stratton was the chief of defensive cyberspace operations at Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. 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.