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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Eli Elizondo, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron force protection team sergeant, greets Colombian Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Carlos Eduardo Bueno Vargas, during the opening ceremony of exercise Angel de los Andes, Sept. 3, 2018, at Air Combat Command-5, Rionegro, Colombia.

Service members across 12 countries came together to participate in the opening ceremony of the joint exercise Angel de los Andes, Sept. 3, 2018, at Air Combat Command-5, Rionegro, Colombia.

Colombian Air Force military police stand in a formation as the Colombian Air Force Chief of Staff departs Air Combat Command number 5 at Arturo Lema Posada Air Base in Rionegro, Colombia as a C-17 Globemaster III from the 14th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., sits on the flightline Sept. 3, 2018.

U.S. Air Force Airmen stand in a formation during the opening ceremony of the Colombian led search and rescue exercise, Angel de los Andes, at Air Combat Command number 5 at Arturo Lema Posada Air Base in Rionegro, Colombia, Sept. 3, 2018.

Colombian Air Force Major Gen. Rodrigo Alejandro Valencia Guevara, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force participants of the Colombian-led search and rescue exercise, Angel de los Andes, at Air Combat Command number 5 at Arturo Lema Posada Air Base in Rionegro, Colombia, Sept. 3, 2018. This is the second time the Colombian Air Force is hosting Angel de los Andes, the first was in 2015. Two U.S. Air Force aircraft and more than 90 U.S. Airmen are participating in the international exercise with 11 other nations.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Giacomo Zignago, right, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron independent duty medical technician, speaks with a medical technician from the Colombian Air Force during the opening ceremony of Exercise Angel de los Andes, Sept. 3, 2018, at Air Combat Command-5, Rionegro, Colombia.

Command Master Chief Jonathan D. Lonsdale

Col. Terrence Adams, right, assumes command of the 628th Air Base Wing and Joint Base Charleston from Maj. Gen. John Gordy II, left, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, during a change of command ceremony Sept. 5, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Adams replaced Col. Jeff Nelson as commander of the wing and joint base after serving at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., as Air Mobility Command’s director of communications and chief information officer. Joint Base Charleston is one of 12 Department of Defense joint bases and is host to over 60 DOD and federal agencies. The 628th ABW delivers installation support to over 90,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, dependents and retirees across four installations including the Air Base and Naval Weapons Station.

Col. Terrence Adams renders his first salute as commander to the men and women of the 628th Air Base Wing during a change of command ceremony Sept. 5, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Adams replaced Col. Jeff Nelson as commander of the wing and joint base after serving at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., as Air Mobility Command’s director of communications and chief information officer. Joint Base Charleston is one of 12 Department of Defense joint bases and is host to over 60 DOD and federal agencies. The 628th ABW delivers installation support to over 90,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, dependents and retirees across four installations including the Air Base and Naval Weapons Station.

Col. Terrence Adams, incoming 628th Air Base Wing commander and Joint Base Charleston commander, departs after a change of command ceremony Sept. 5, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Adams replaced Col. Jeff Nelson as commander of the wing after serving at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., as Air Mobility Command’s director of communications and chief information officer. Joint Base Charleston is one of 12 Department of Defense joint bases and is host to over 60 DOD and federal agencies. The 628th ABW delivers installation support to over 90,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, dependents and retirees across four installations including the Air Base and Naval Weapons Station.

Col. Terrence Adams delivers remarks after assuming command of the 628th Air Base Wing and Joint Base Charleston during a change of command ceremony Sept. 5, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Adams replaced Col. Jeff Nelson as commander of the wing after serving at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., as Air Mobility Command’s director of communications and chief information officer. Joint Base Charleston is one of 12 Department of Defense joint bases and is host to over 60 DOD and federal agencies. The 628th ABW delivers installation support to over 90,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, dependents and retirees across four installations including the Air Base and Naval Weapons Station.

Col. Jeffrey Nelson, center, outgoing commander of the 628th Air Base Wing, receives the Legion of Merit medal from Maj. Gen. John Gordy II, left, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, during a change of command ceremony Sept. 5, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

Col. Jeff Nelson, center right, relinquishes command of the 628th Air Base Wing and Joint Base Charleston to Maj. Gen. John Gordy II left, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, during a change of command ceremony Sept. 5, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Col. Terrence Adams, right, replaced Nelson as commander of the wing and joint base. Joint Base Charleston is one of 12 Department of Defense joint bases and is host to over 60 DOD and federal agencies. The 628th ABW delivers installation support to over 90,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, dependents and retirees across four installations including the Air Base and Naval Weapons Station.

Members of Joint Base Charleston salute during the national anthem at a change of command ceremony Sept. 5, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. During the ceremony, Col. Terrence Adams replaced Col. Jeff Nelson as 628th Air Base Wing commander and Joint Base Charleston commander. Joint Base Charleston is one of 12 Department of Defense joint bases and is host to over 60 DOD and federal agencies. The 628th ABW delivers installation support to over 90,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, dependents and retirees across four installations including the Air Base and Naval Weapons Station.

Right to left: Maj. Gen. John Gordy II, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, Col. Jeffrey Nelson, outgoing 628th Air Base Wing commander and Joint Base Charleston commander, and Col. Terrence Adams, incoming 628th Air Base Wing commander and Joint Base Charleston commander, salute during the national anthem at a change of command ceremony Sept. 5, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Adams replaced Nelson as commander of the wing after serving at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., as Air Mobility Command’s director of communications and chief information officer. Joint Base Charleston is one of 12 Department of Defense joint bases and is host to over 60 DOD and federal agencies. The 628th ABW delivers installation support to over 90,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, dependents and retirees across four installations including the Air Base and Naval Weapons Station.

Maj. Gen. John Gordy II, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, delivers remarks during a change of command ceremony Sept. 5, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Gordy presided over the ceremony, during which Col. Terrence Adams replaced Col. Jeff Nelson as 628th Air Base Wing commander and Joint Base Charleston commander. Joint Base Charleston is one of 12 Department of Defense joint bases and is host to over 60 DOD and federal agencies. The 628th ABW delivers installation support to over 90,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, dependents and retirees across four installations including the Air Base and Naval Weapons Station.

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic employee Fred Bisel, a scientist and Cisco Academy expert instructor teaches students in the Cyber Education and Certification Readiness Facility (CERF) Lab.

Capt. Dale Barrette
Naval Health Clinic Charleston Commanding Officer

Lt. Col. Christie Smetana
628th MDOS commander

Col. Jeff Nelson, left center, 628th Air Base Wing commander, receives a farewell gift from Col. Mark Harris, left, 437th Maintenance Group commander, Col. Clint ZumBrunnen, 437th Airlift Wing commander, and Col. Dan Dobbels, 437th Operations Group commander during his going away ceremony Sept. 4, 2018 at the Joint Base Charleston Club.