449th AEG gets new commander
Maj. Gen, Ronald R. Ladnier (left), commander of 17th Air Force (Air Forces Africa), accepts the 449th Air Expeditionary Group flag from outgoing commander Col. John Brunhaver (center) during a change of command ceremony at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti Aug. 26. Waiting to accept the flag is incoming commander Col. Jon Ullmann (right) as 449th Command Chief Master Sergeant Bradlee Farrin assists. Colonel Ullmann is normally the Combat Operations Division Director for 17 AF's 617th Air Operations Center, located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Col. Brunhaver returns to Air Mobility Command at Scott AFB, Ill., where he is the Division Chief for the Expeditionary Mobility Operations Division. (USAF photo by Master Sgt. Jim Fisher)