JAPAN
From the left, U.S. Air Force Col. Sean McKenna, Pacific Air Forces public affairs director, presents the guidon to incoming commander, Lt. Col. Joseph Hansen during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 14, 2024.

(Airman 1st Class Cayla Hunt, U.S. Air Force)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- From the left, U.S. Air Force Col. Sean McKenna, Pacific Air Forces public affairs director, presents the guidon to incoming commander, Lt. Col. Joseph Hansen during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 14, 2024. Change of command ceremonies are a tradition in American military history commemorating the passing of a command from one commander to another.

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