Lt. Col. Thomas Bacon, right, accepts command of the 71st Medical Operations Squadron at Vance AFB from Col. (Dr.) Otha L. Solomon Jr., the 71st Medical Group commander, during a ceremony held July 8 at the Vance Collocated Club. Colonel Bacon came to Vance from the TriCare Management Activity at Falls Church, Va. He replaces Lt. Col. Royce “Bull” Terry, who was reassigned to the 6th Medical Group at MacDill AFB, Fla. Behind Colonels Solomon and Bacon is Master Sgt. Mitchell Lawrence, the 71st MDOS superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Terry Wasson)