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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans, left, 18th Wing commander, passes the guidon to U.S. Air Force Col. Lisa Guzman, right, incoming 18th Medical Group commander, during the change of command ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 28, 2024.

(Airman 1st Class Edward Yankus)

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan. -- U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans, left, 18th Wing commander, passes the guidon to U.S. Air Force Col. Lisa Guzman, right, incoming 18th Medical Group commander, during the change of command ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 28, 2024. Passing the unit’s guidon is a tradition where the outgoing commander symbolically relinquishes responsibility and authority by passing the guidon to the incoming commander.

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