3-2 ADA changes command

Lt. Col. John Dawber, incoming 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade Air Defense Artillery commander, left, accepts the guidon from Col. Stephen Richmond, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command commander, during the 3-2 ADA change of command ceremony June 14, 2013, at Gaziantep, Turkey. The soldiers from the 3-2 ADA are deployed to augment Turkey's air defense capabilities and contribute to the de-escalation of the crisis along the country's Syrian border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Phelps/Released)

3-2 ADA changes command

Lt. Col. Charles Branson, outgoing 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade Air Defense Artillery commander, front, passes the guidon to Col. Stephen Richmond, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command commander, during the 3-2 ADA change of command ceremony June 14, 2013, at Gaziantep, Turkey. The change of command ceremony is a tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility from the outgoing commander to the incoming one. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Phelps/Released)

3-2 ADA changes command

Published June 17, 2013
By Senior Airman Anthony Sanchelli
39 Air Base Wing Public Affairs

GAZIENTEP, Turkey -- Lt. Col. Charles Branson, outgoing 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade Air Defense Artillery commander, hands over command to Lt. Col. John Dawber during the 3-2 ADA change of command ceremony June 14. A change of command ceremony is a tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility from the outgoing commander to the incoming one. The soldiers from the 3-2 ADA are deployed to augment Turkey's air defense capabilities and contribute to the de-escalation of the crisis along the country's Syrian border.