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4th AS receives new leader in change of command ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Lankford, left, 62nd Operations Group commander, presents the 4th Airlift Squadron guidon to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ellen Canup, incoming 4th AS commander, during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 4, 2021. Canup is the 56th commander to lead the 4th AS, the oldest active airlift squadron in the Air Force, which was activated in 1935. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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4th AS receives new leader in change of command ceremony

Published March 5, 2021
By Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Lankford, left, 62nd Operations Group commander, presents the 4th Airlift Squadron guidon to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ellen Canup, incoming 4th AS commander, during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 4, 2021. Canup is the 56th commander to lead the 4th AS, the oldest active airlift squadron in the Air Force, which was activated in 1935. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)