Assuming command
U.S. Air Force Col. Edward Ford, 23d Mission Support Group commander, passes the guidon to Maj. Jonathan Czarney, incoming 23d Contracting Squadron commander, during an assumption of command ceremony at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Aug. 9, 2012. The ceremony is a military tradition that represented the official assumption of authority of the squadron to Czarney. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Douglas Ellis/Released)