Air Force Col. Marshall C. Collins, commander of the 145th Airlift Wing, speaks accolades of Col. Russell L. Ponder, newly appointed commander of the 145th Mission Support Group as he officiates over an assumption of command ceremony held in Ponder’s honor at the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport; April 9, 2016. Ponder, former commander of the 145th Civil Engineer Squadron, comes back to the NCANG after serving over five years at the Pentagon in the District of Columbia. ( Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Laura Montgomery/

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Air Force Col. Marshall C. Collins, commander of the 145th Airlift Wing, speaks accolades of Col. Russell L. Ponder, newly appointed commander of the 145th Mission Support Group as he officiates over an assumption of command ceremony held in Ponder’s honor at the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport; April 9, 2016. Ponder, former commander of the 145th Civil Engineer Squadron, comes back to the NCANG after serving over five years at the Pentagon in the District of Columbia. ( Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Laura Montgomery/Released)

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