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Col. Mike Peeler, left, 436th Operations Group commander passes the guidon to Lt. Col. James Shepard, incoming 9th Airlift Squadron commander, during a change of command ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 25, 2021. The ceremony saw Lt. Col. John Habbestad relinquish command to Shepard. The 9th AS routinely trains to provide global reach with unique outsized and oversized airlift capability on the C-5M Super Galaxy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

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Lt. Col. John Habbestad, right, outgoing 9th Airlift Squadron commander, passes the guidon to Col. Mike Peeler, 436th Operations Group commander, during a change of command ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 25, 2021. The ceremony saw Habbestad relinquish command to Lt. Col. James Shepard. The 9th AS routinely trains to provide global reach with unique outsized and oversized airlift capability on the C-5M Super Galaxy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

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A formation of Airmen gives Lt. Col. James Shepard his first salute during the 9th Airlift Squadron change of command ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 25, 2021. The ceremony saw Lt. Col. John Habbestad relinquish command to Shepard. The 9th AS routinely trains to provide global reach with unique outsized and oversized airlift capability on the C-5M Super Galaxy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

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Lt. Col. James Shepard accepts his first salute as commander of the 9th Airlift Squadron during a change of command ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 25, 2021. The ceremony saw Lt. Col. John Habbestad relinquish command to Shepard. The 9th AS routinely trains to provide global reach with unique outsized and oversized airlift capability on the C-5M Super Galaxy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

Shepard takes command of 9th AS

Published June 29, 2021
By Mauricio Campino

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. --