Col. Robert Lankford, the 437th Airlift Wing commander, assumes command from Maj. Gen. Thad T. Bibb Jr., 18th Air Force commander, May 12, 2021 on Joint Base Charleston S.C. Lankford is a senior pilot with more than 2,800 flight hours in the C-17A and the B-1B. He most recently served as the commander for the 62nd Operations Group at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Jenkins)