Col. Derek Salmi takes command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenneth Bibb, left, 18th Air Force commander, passes the guidon to Col. Derek Salmi, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 27, 2022. Bibb was the presiding officer for the change of command ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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Col. Derek Salmi takes command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing

The Travis Elite Honor Guard participates during the 60th Air Mobility Wing change of command ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 27, 2022. A change of command ceremony is a military tradition of formal transfer of command, responsibilities and authority from one commander to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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Col. Derek Salmi takes command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing

The Travis Elite Honor Guard post the colors during the 60th Air Mobility Wing change of command ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 27, 2022. A change of command ceremony is a military tradition of formal transfer of command, responsibilities and authority from one commander to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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Col. Derek Salmi takes command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing

Airmen assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing stand in formation during the 60th AMW change of command ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 27, 2022. Gen. Kenneth Bibb, 18th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony as Col. Derek Salmi assumed command of the wing from Col. Corey Simmons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

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Col. Derek Salmi takes command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing

U.S. Air Force Col. Charles Throckmorton, 60th Operations Group commander, salutes during the 60th Air Mobility Wing change of command ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 27, 2022. Gen. Kenneth Bibb, 18th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony as Col. Derek Salmi assumed command of the wing from Col. Corey Simmons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

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Col. Derek Salmi takes command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing

U.S. Air Force Col. James Reaves, 60th Maintenance Group commander, salutes during the 60th Air Mobility Wing change of command ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 27, 2022. Gen. Kenneth Bibb, 18th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony as Col. Derek Salmi assumed command of the wing from Col. Corey Simmons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

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Col. Derek Salmi takes command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing

U.S. Air Force Col. Derek Salmi, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, gives his first speech as the 60th AMW commander during a change of command ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 27, 2022. A change of command ceremony is a military tradition of formal transfer of command, responsibilities and authority from one commander to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

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Col. Derek Salmi takes command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing

U.S. Air Force Col. Derek Salmi, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, renders his first salute as the 60th AMW commander during a change of command ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 27, 2022. A change of command ceremony is a military tradition of formal transfer of command, responsibilities and authority from one commander to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

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Col. Derek Salmi takes command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing

U.S. Air Force Col. Derek Salmi, right, accepts command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing from Maj. Gen. Kenneth Bibb, 18th Air Force commander, during the 60th AMW change of command ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 27, 2022. A change of command ceremony is a military tradition of formal transfer of command, responsibilities and authority from one commander to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

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Col. Derek Salmi takes command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing

U.S. Air Force Col. Derek Salmi, right, accepts command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing from Maj. Gen. Kenneth Bibb, 18th Air Force commander, during the 60th Air Mobility Wing change of command ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 27, 2022. Bibb presided over the ceremony as Salmi assumed command of the wing from Col. Corey Simmons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

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Col. Derek Salmi takes command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing

U.S. Air Force Col. Corey Simmons, outgoing 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, delivers remarks during the 60th AMW change of command ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 27, 2022. A change of command ceremony is a military tradition of formal transfer of command, responsibilities and authority from one commander to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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Col. Derek Salmi takes command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenneth Bibb, left, 18th Air Force commander, accepts the guidon from Col. Corey Simmons, right, outgoing 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, during the 60th AMW change of command ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 27, 2022. Bibb was the presiding officer for the change of command ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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Col. Derek Salmi takes command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing

Published July 28, 2022
60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

Travis Air Force Base, California -- U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenneth Bibb, left, 18th Air Force commander, passes the guidon to Col. Derek Salmi, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 27, 2022. Bibb was the presiding officer for the change of command ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)