445th MSG Appointment of Command
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Col. Stephen Goeman, 445th Airlift Wing commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Dale Bateman, incoming 445th Mission Support Group commander, during the Dec. 4 Appointment of Command ceremony. Bateman was the 459th Mission Support Group commander at Joint Base Andrews, Md., prior to his new position here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mikhail Berlin)