Maj. Gen. Thad T. Bibb Jr., 18th Air Force commander (left), Chief Master Sgt. Charmaine Kelley, the 437th Airlift Wing command chief (center) and Col. Robert Lankford, the 437th Airlift Wing commander (right), prepares to pass the guidon at the assumption of command ceremony, 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)