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Col. John Ross, right, accepts command of the 316th Operations Group by taking the guidon from Col. Tyler Schaff, 316th Wing and installation commander, during a change of command ceremony, June 10, 2021, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Chief Master Sgt. Harold Kruger, 316th Operations Group superintendent, looks on. Organizational flags were developed with color arrangements and symbols unique to each particular unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Brosam)

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316th Operations Group changes command

Col. John Ross, right, accepts command of the 316th Operations Group by taking the guidon from Col. Tyler Schaff, 316th Wing and installation commander, during a change of command ceremony, June 10, 2021, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Chief Master Sgt. Harold Kruger, 316th Operations Group superintendent, looks on. Organizational flags were developed with color arrangements and symbols unique to each particular unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Brosam)

Col. Tyler Schaff, 316th Wing and installation commander, speaks during the 316th Operations Group’s change of command ceremony, June 10, 2021, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. A change of command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commander to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Brosam)

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316th Operations Group changes command

Col. Tyler Schaff, 316th Wing and installation commander, speaks during the 316th Operations Group’s change of command ceremony, June 10, 2021, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. A change of command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commander to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Brosam)

Col. Tyler Schaff, 316th Wing and installation commander, left, Col. John Ross, 316th Operations Group commander, right, and Chief Master Sgt. Harold Kruger, 316th Operations Group superintendent, stand at attention during a change of command ceremony June 10, 2021, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Organizational flags were developed with color arrangements and symbols unique to each particular unit. A change of command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commander to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Brosam)

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316th Operations Group changes command

Col. Tyler Schaff, 316th Wing and installation commander, left, Col. John Ross, 316th Operations Group commander, right, and Chief Master Sgt. Harold Kruger, 316th Operations Group superintendent, stand at attention during a change of command ceremony June 10, 2021, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Organizational flags were developed with color arrangements and symbols unique to each particular unit. A change of command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commander to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Brosam)

Col. John Ross, 316th Operations Group commander, speaks during the 316th Operations Group change of command ceremony, June 10, 2021, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. A change of command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commander to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Brosam)

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316th Operations Group changes command

Col. John Ross, 316th Operations Group commander, speaks during the 316th Operations Group change of command ceremony, June 10, 2021, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. A change of command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commander to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Brosam)

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. –

The 316th Wing hosted the 316th Operations Group’s change of command at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 10, 2021.

Col. Anne-Marie Contreras relinquished command and Col. John Ross, former strategic planning and policy director at U.S. Special Operations Command at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, accepted command.

Col. Tyler Schaff, 316th WG and installation commander, presided over the ceremony to activate the transfer of command from Contreras to Ross.

Official change of commands are military traditions that represent a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commander to another.

Ross now leads the 316th OG, which consists of two squadrons, a contract maintenance unit, a contract simulator unit, and the employment of 22 UH-1N helicopters tasked with providing continuous contingency response airlift, aviation operations, and flight management support for Joint Base Andrews, joint interagency operations, senior officials in the National Capital Region, and other worldwide customers.

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