Col. Mark C. Nowland, right, accepts the guidon and command of the 71st Flying Training Wing from Maj. Gen. Irving L. Halter Jr., 19th Air Force commander, during a change of command ceremony July 11 at Vance AFB, Okla. Colonel Nowland comes to Vance from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, where he served as the vice commander of the 48th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)
Maj. Gen. Irving L. Halter Jr., 19th Air Force commander, presents the Legion of Merit to Col. Richard A. Klumpp Jr., outgoing commander of the 71st Flying Training Wing, during a change of command ceremony July 11 at Vance AFB, Okla. Colonel Klumpp’s next assignment will be as Chief of Staff for the Joint Functional Component Command - Integrated Missile Defense, a strategic command unit located at Schriever AFB, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)
Members of Team Vance render a salute during the 71st Flying Training Wing change of command ceremony held July 11 in Hangar 199 at Vance AFB, Okla. The four elements represented the 71st Operations Group, the 71st Medical Group, the 71st Mission Support Group and Computer Sciences Corporation, the primary contractor at Vance AFB. Col. Mark. C. Nowland assumed command of the 71st FTW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)
Aircraft mechanic David L. Reese removes the tape covering Col. Mark C. Nowland’s name on the wing flag ship, a T-38 Talon, during a change of command ceremony held July 11 at Vance AFB, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)
Left to right are Maj. Gen. Irving L. Halter Jr., 19th Air Force commander; Col. Mark C. Nowland, incoming 71st Flying Training Wing commander; and Col. Richard A. Klumpp Jr., former 71st FTW commander. General Halter officiated the 71st FTW change of command July 11 at Vance AFB, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)