Colonel Jimmy Canlas (right) accepts the 437th Airlift Wing guidon from Lt. Gen. Samuel D. Cox, 18th Air Force commander, during the 437th AW change of command ceremony June 24, 2016, in Nose Dock 2 at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. The guidon is a source of pride for the wing and its exchange symbolizes the end of an era as well as the beginning of a new one. Canlas, a native of Port Hueneme, Calif., graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1992 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jared Trimarchi)

Colonel Jimmy Canlas addresses members of the 437th Airlift Wing and invited guests for his first time as the new commander of the 437th AW June 24, 2016, in Nose Dock 2 at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. Canlas, a native of Port Hueneme, Calif., graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1992 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S Air Force. A command pilot with more than 4,100 hours in the C-21A, KC-135R Stratotanker and C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, Canlas served as the vice commander, 437th AW, prior to taking command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jared Trimarchi)

Colonel Jimmy Canlas (right) and Col. John Lamontagne smile during the 437th Airlift Wing change of command June 24, 2016, in Nose Dock 2 at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. Canlas, the new 437th AW commander, is a native of Port Hueneme, Calif. He graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1992 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S Air Force. A command pilot with more than 4,100 hours in the C-21A, KC-135R Stratotanker and C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, Canlas served as the vice commander, 437th AW, prior to taking command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jared Trimarchi)