39th SFS Change of Command

June 26, 2025 Hannah Sanchez 39th SFS, SF Units, USAF Comments Off on 39th SFS Change of Command
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col David Ratté, center, 39th Security Forces Squadron outgoing commander, relinquishes the unit guidon to Col. John Szczepanski, 39th Weapons System Security Group commander, during the 39th SFS change of command ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, June 26, 2025. The change of command ceremony is a long-standing military tradition that represents the formal transfer of responsibility from one officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brieana E. Bolfing)

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey — U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David Ratté, center, 39th Security Forces Squadron outgoing commander, relinquishes the unit guidon to Col. John Szczepanski, 39th Weapons System Security Group commander, during the 39th SFS change of command ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, June 26, 2025. The change of command ceremony is a long-standing military tradition that represents the formal transfer of responsibility from one officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brieana E. Bolfing)

  • Published June 26, 2025


U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paul Karaskavicz, 39th Air Base Wing honor guardsman, presents the colors during the 39th Security Forces Squadron change of command ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, June 26, 2025. The change of command ceremony is a long-standing military tradition that represents the formal transfer of responsibility from one officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brieana E. Bolfing)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Anthony Langdon, 39th Security Forces Squadron incoming commander, assumes command during the 39th SFS change of command ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, June 24, 2025. The change of command ceremony is a long-standing military tradition that represents the formal transfer of responsibility from one officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brieana E. Bolfing)