Maj. Gen. Thad T. Bibb Jr., 18th Air Force commander, gives a “thumbs up” to the newly appointed 437th Airlift Wing commander, Col. Robert Lankford, after an assumption of command ceremony at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 12, 2021. Lankford most recently served as the commander for the 62nd Operations Group at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sergeant Lindsey Gulliver)