Fairchild Change of Command ceremony

Fairchild hosted its change of command ceremony at 8 a.m. on Monday, July 25. The incoming commander is Col. Chesley Dycus, who will be in charge of base operations.

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Mon., July 25, 2022

Air Force personnel and guests walk between two KC-135 tanker aircraft arranged as a backdrop to the change of command ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base on Monday, July 25, 2022. Outgoing commander, Col. Cassius Bentley, turned his command over to Col. Chesley Dycus.

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A small contingent of Air Force personnel and guests attend the change of command ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base on Monday, July 25, 2022. Outgoing commander Col. Cassius Bentley turned his command over to Col. Chesley Dycus.

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Incoming commander Col. Chesley Dycus speaks to the Air Force personnel and guests assembled in a hangar at Fairchild Air Force Base for the change of command ceremony Monday. Col. Dycus is taking over for outgoing commander Col. Cassius Bentley.

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The base color guard marches to the dais as Fairchild Air Force personnel and guests stand in a hangar for the change of command ceremony on the base Monday, July 25, 2022. Col. Chesley Dycus is taking over for the outgoing commander Col. Cassius Bentley.

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Incoming base commander Col. Chesley Dycus, right, and Gen. Kenneth T. Bibb Jr., commander of the 18th Air Force, salute Monday during the change-of-command ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base. Outgoing commander Col. Cassius Bentley stands behind Bibb.

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From left to right, Air Force General Kenneth T. Bibb, Jr., commander of the 18th Air Force, outgoing base commander Col. Cassius Bentley and incoming commander Col. Chesley Dycus applaud the many tributes offered to and from Col. Bentley during the change of command ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base on Monday, July 25, 2022.

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The Fairchild Air Force Honor Guard marches past the stage as, from left, General Kenneth T. Bibb, Jr., commander of the 18th Air Force, outgoing base commander Col. Cassius Bentley and incoming commander Col. Chesley Dycus salute during the change of command ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base on Monday, July 25, 2022.

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