39th CPTS welcomes new commander

Left to right: Col. Jason Gingrich, 39th Air Base Wing commander; Maj. Trivendhiran Pillai, outgoing 39th Comptroller Squadron commander; and Maj. Tarah Cotton, incoming 39th CPTS commander, participate in a change of command ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, June 14, 2022. During the ceremony, Pillai relinquished command to Gingrich, who then charged Cotton with leading the 39th CPTS. The change of command ceremony is a long-standing military tradition that represents the formal transfer of command from one officer to another. Cotton previously served as recruiting flight commander, AFROTC Detachment 130, Howard University, Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Angulo)

39th CPTS welcomes new commander

Col. Jason Gingrich, 39th Air Base Wing commander, gives his remarks during a change of command ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, June 14, 2022. During the ceremony, Maj. Trivendhiran Pillai relinquished command to Gingrich, who then charged Maj. Tarah Cotton with leading the 39th Comptroller Squadron. 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. Matthew Angulo)

39th CPTS welcomes new commander

Col. Jason Gingrich, 39th Air Base Wing commander, passes the guidon to Maj. Tarah Cotton, incoming 39th Comptroller Squadron commander, during a change of command ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, June 14, 2022. During the ceremony, Maj. Trivendhiran Pillai relinquished command to Gingrich, who then charged Cotton with leading the 39th CPTS. The change of command ceremony is a long-standing military tradition that represents the formal transfer of command from one officer to another. Cotton previously served as recruiting flight commander, AFROTC Detachment 130, Howard University, Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Angulo)

39th CPTS welcomes new commander

1st Lt. Martin Butcher, 39th Comptroller Squadron financial analysis flight commander, renders the first salute to Maj. Tarah Cotton, incoming 39th CTPS commander, during a change of command ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, June 14, 2022. During the ceremony, Maj. Trivendhiran Pillai relinquished command to Col. Jason Gingrich, 39th Air Base Wing commander, who then charged Cotton with leading the 39th CPTS. 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. Matthew Angulo)

39th CPTS welcomes new commander

Published June 16, 2022
By Staff Sgt. Matthew Angulo
39th Air Base Wing

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey --

Maj. Trivendhiran Pillai, outgoing 39th Comptroller Squadron commander, relinquished command to Col. Jason Gingrich, 39th Air Base Wing commander, who then charged Maj. Tarah Cotton with leading the 39th CPTS. The change of command ceremony is a long-standing military tradition that represents the formal transfer of command from one officer to another.