Upon receiving the guidon, Maj. Gen. Gerard Caron, 79th Medical Wing commander, passed it to Col. (Dr.) Thomas J. Cantilina who assumed command of the 779th Medical Group at a change of command ceremony on June 5, 2013 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Cantilina will have primary responsibility for 1,356 Airmen and civilians operating in four locations to include Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic and Surgery Center. They provide health service support to Joint Base Andrews, primary health care to 30,000 enrolled beneficiaries, and specialty health care to over 600,000 Department of Defense beneficiaries in the National Capital Region. He also has oversight of a 45-bed aeromedical staging facility that serves as the aeromedical evacuation hub for the East Coast, receiving wounded, ill, and injured warriors back to the continental United States. (Air Force Photo by A1C Aaron Stout)