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Col. Michael Merritt, 15th Operations Group commander, left, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Benjamin Menges, 65th Airlift Squadron commander, right, during a change of command ceremony on the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam flightline June 20, 2014. Menges takes over for Lt. Col. Brian Mackey. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden)

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Lt. Col. Benjamin Menges, 65th Airlift Squadron commander, addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony on the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam flightline June 20, 2014. Menges takes over for Lt. Col. Brian Mackey. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden)

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Col. Michael Merritt, 15th Operations Group commander, center, addresses the audience during the 65th Airlift Squadron change of command ceremony on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl-Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii June 20, 2014. During the ceremony Lt. Col. Benjamin Menges took command of the squadron from Lt. Col. Brian Mackey. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden)

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Members of the 65th Airlift Squadron stand in formation on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during the squadron change of command ceremony June 20, 2014. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Benjamin Menges took command of the squadron from Lt. Col. Brian Mackey. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden)

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65th Airlift Squadron changes hands

Published June 20, 2014