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82nd RS change of command ceremony at Kadena AB
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18th Wing Public Affairs June 10, 2025
Airman 1st Class Arnet Tamayo
18th Wing Public Affairs June 10, 2025
U.S. Air Force Col. John Isacco, left, 55th Operations Group commander, takes the guidon from Lt. Col. John Casey, right, outgoing 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron commander at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (Airman 1st Class Arnet Tamayo, 18th Wing Public Affairs)
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Col. John Isacco, left, 55th Operations Group commander, takes the guidon from Lt. Col. John Casey, right, outgoing 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron commander at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2025. Passing the unit’s guidon is a tradition where the outgoing commander symbolically relinquishes responsibility and authority to the incoming commander.