71st MSG welcomes new commander

By Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon, 71st Flying Training Wing Public Affairs / Published June 29, 2015

Col. Dwayne LaHaye, right, receives the 71st Mission Support Group guidon from Col. Clark Quinn, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander, during a change-of-command ceremony at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 26. LaHaye joins Team Vance after a tour with Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Terry Wasson)

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Col. Dwayne LaHaye, right, receives the 71st Mission Support Group guidon from Col. Clark Quinn, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander, during a change-of-command ceremony at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 26. LaHaye joins Team Vance after a tour with Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Terry Wasson)

Col. Dwayne LaHaye receives his first salute from the Airmen of the 71st Mission Support Group after assuming command of the group during a ceremony in Hangar 199, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 26. “To command is to serve, and that’s what I’m here to do,” said LaHaye, addressing his new troops. “I am honored and humbled to join your team. Your outstanding reputation precedes you, and I can’t wait to see you in action.” (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)

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Col. Dwayne LaHaye receives his first salute from the Airmen of the 71st Mission Support Group after assuming command of the group during a ceremony in Hangar 199, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 26. “To command is to serve, and that’s what I’m here to do,” said LaHaye, addressing his new troops. “I am honored and humbled to join your team. Your outstanding reputation precedes you, and I can’t wait to see you in action.” (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Col. Dwayne LaHaye assumed command of the 71st Mission Support Group from Col. Christopher Daniels during a ceremony June 26 at Hangar 199.

Before assuming command of the MSG, LaHaye was the budget division chief at headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

LaHaye has operational and joint budget experience having served tours at air staff, combatant command, major command and wing level.

He holds a Bachelor of Science from the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and a master's in international relations from Troy State University.

LaHaye's military decorations include a Defense Meritorious Service Medal and an Air Force Commendation Medal.

"To command is to serve, and that's what I'm here to do," said LaHaye, addressing his new troops. "I am honored and humbled to join your team. Your outstanding reputation precedes you, and I can't wait to see you in action."