Andrews assumes command of new contracting flight

71st Flying Training Wing Public Affairs / Published January 29, 2019

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Maj. Kirk Andrews' commander's insignia is pinned on by his spouse, Ashley, with an assist from their daughter, during the 71st Contracting Flight assumption of command ceremony held Jan. 22 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Maj. Kirk Andrews, right, accepts the guidon from Col. Yancey Cowen, 71st Mission Support Group commander, during the 71st Contracting Flight assumption of command ceremony held Jan. 22 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Maj. Kirk Andrews presents flowers to his spouse, Ashley, during the 71st Contracting Flight assumption of command ceremony held Jan. 22 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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The newly formed 71st Contracting Flight was stood up during an assumption of command ceremony Jan. 22 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Maj. Kirk Andrews, the new commander, comes to Vance from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Maj. Kirk Andrews assumed command of the newly formed 71st Contracting Flight during a ceremony held Jan. 22 in the base auditorium.

The flight is responsible for managing Vance’s base operations support and flight operations support contracts worth more than $95 million annually.

The ceremony was officiated by Col. Yancey Cowen, the 71st Mission Support Group commander.

Andrews is a career contracting officer, coming to Vance from the Contracting Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

His spouse, Ashley, pinned on his commander’s insignia during the ceremony that was also attended by their three children.