39th OSS welcomes new commander

Left to right: Col. Douglas Whitehead, 39th Weapons Systems Security Group commander; Lt. Col. Octavio Prieto, incoming 39th Operations Support Squadron commander; and Lt. Col. Christopher Dieter, outgoing 39th OSS commander, participate in a change of command ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, June 3, 2022. During the ceremony, Dieter relinquished command to Whitehead, who then charged Prieto with leading the 39th OSS. The change of command ceremony is a long-standing military tradition that represents the formal transfer of command from one officer to another. Prieto previously served as the commander of Headquarters Air Combat Command Air Operations Squadron Detachment 1, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Winn)

39th OSS welcomes new commander

Col. Douglas Whitehead, 39th Weapons Systems Security Group commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Octavio Prieto, incoming 39th Operations Support Squadron commander, during a change of command ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, June 3, 2022. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Christopher Dieter relinquished command to Whitehead, who then charged Prieto with leading the 39th OSS. The change of command ceremony is a long-standing military tradition that represents the formal transfer of command from one officer to another. Prieto previously served as the commander of Headquarters Air Combat Command Air Operations Squadron Detachment 1, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Winn)

39th OSS welcomes new commander

Airmen assigned to the 39th Operations Support Squadron render their first salute to the incoming commander during a change of command ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, June 3, 2022. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Christopher Dieter relinquished command to Col. Douglas Whitehead, 39th Weapons Systems Security Group commander, who then charged Lt. Col. Octavio Prieto with leading the 39th OSS. The change of command ceremony is a long-standing military tradition that represents the formal transfer of command from one officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Winn)

39th OSS welcomes new commander

Col Douglas Whitehead, 39th Weapons System Security Group commander, gives his remarks during a change of command ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, June 3, 2022. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Christopher Dieter relinquished command to Whitehead, who then charged Lt. Col. Octavio Prieto with leading the 39th OSS. The change of command ceremony is a long-standing military tradition that represents the formal transfer of command from one officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Winn)

39th OSS welcomes new commander

Published June 10, 2022
By Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Winn
39th Air Base Wing

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Left to right: Col. Douglas Whitehead, 39th Weapons Systems Security Group commander; Lt. Col. Octavio Prieto, incoming 39th Operations Support Squadron commander; and Lt. Col. Christopher Dieter, outgoing 39th OSS commander, participate in a change of command ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, June 3, 2022. During the ceremony, Dieter relinquished command to Whitehead, who then charged Prieto with leading the 39th OSS. The change of command ceremony is a long-standing military tradition that represents the formal transfer of command from one officer to another. Prieto previously served as the commander of Headquarters Air Combat Command Air Operations Squadron Detachment 1, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Winn)