7th Airlift Squadron welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brandon Westling, incoming commander of the 7th Airlift Squadron, gives remarks during the change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 16, 2022. Aircrews of the 7th AS operate the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, directly supporting numerous U.S. government agencies and international forces in global operations ranging from troop airlift/airdrop to lifesaving medevac and humanitarian/disaster relief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Casner)

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7th Airlift Squadron welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brandon Westling, incoming commander of the 7th Airlift Squadron, gives remarks during the change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 16, 2022. Aircrews of the 7th AS operate the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, directly supporting numerous U.S. government agencies and international forces in global operations ranging from troop airlift/airdrop to lifesaving medevac and humanitarian/disaster relief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Casner)

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7th Airlift Squadron welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Susanne Lonsberry, outgoing commander of the 7th Airlift Squadron, gives her final salute during the squadron’s change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 16, 2022. Aircrews of the 7th AS operate the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, directly supporting numerous U.S. government agencies and international forces in global operations ranging from troop airlift/airdrop to lifesaving medevac and humanitarian/disaster relief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Casner)

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7th Airlift Squadron welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Col. Sergio Anaya, left, commander of the 62d Operations Group, Lt. Col. Susanne Lonsberry, center, outgoing commander of the 7th Airlift Squadron, and Lt. Col. Brandon Westling, incoming commander of the 7th AS, listen to remarks during the 7th AS change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 16, 2022. Aircrews of the 7th AS operate the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, directly supporting numerous U.S. government agencies and international forces in global operations ranging from troop airlift/airdrop to lifesaving medevac and humanitarian/disaster relief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Casner)

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7th Airlift Squadron welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brandon Westling, commander of the 7th Airlift Squadron, prepares to render his first salute to members of the 7th AS during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 16, 2022. Aircrews with the 7th AS operate the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, directly supporting numerous U.S. government agencies and international forces in global operations from humanitarian/disaster relief to troop airlift/airdrop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zoe Thacker)

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7th Airlift Squadron welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brandon Westling, right, commander of the 7th Airlift Squadron, assumes command from Col. Sergio Anaya, commander of the 62d Operations Group, during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 16, 2022. Aircrews with the 7th AS operate the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and have an impressive list of firsts; as they operated the first C-17 to land on Antarctic ice and the first C-17 to land in North Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zoe Thacker)

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7th Airlift Squadron welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Col. Sergio Anaya, left, commander of the 62d Operations Group, Lt. Col. Susanne Lonsberry, center, outgoing commander of the 7th Airlift Squadron, and Lt. Col. Brandon Westling, incoming commander of the 7th AS, stand at attention during the 7th AS change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 16, 2022. The 7th AS was McChord's first C-17 squadron and throughout its history, continually accomplished many firsts, including landing the first C-17 on a patch of frozen sea water at McMurdo Station in Antarctica in 1999, and landing the first C-17 in North Korea a few weeks later. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zoe Thacker)

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7th Airlift Squadron welcomes new commander

Published June 22, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Charles Casner
62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brandon Westling, incoming commander of the 7th Airlift Squadron, gives remarks during the change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 16, 2022. Aircrews of the 7th AS operate the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, directly supporting numerous U.S. government agencies and international forces in global operations ranging from troop airlift/airdrop to lifesaving medevac and humanitarian/disaster relief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Casner)