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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alexander Goldfein relinquishes command of the 550th Fighter Squadron during a change of command ceremony officiated by Col. George Watkins, the commander of the 56th Operations Group, Luke AFB, Ariz., Feb. 25, 2022 at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. The squadron is an active association of the 173rd Fighter Wing and is a tenant unit of the 56th Fighter Wing out of Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and is comprised of active-duty Airmen stationed at the Oregon Air National Guard Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Baker, commander of the 550th Fighter Squadron, addresses his Airmen immediately after assuming command at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., Feb. 25, 2022. The squadron is an active association of the 173rd Fighter Wing and is a tenant unit of the 56th Fighter Wing out of Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and is comprised of active-duty Airmen stationed at the Oregon Air National Guard Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Baker assumes command of the 550th Fighter Squadron during a change of command ceremony at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. Feb. 25, 2022. The squadron is an active association of the 173rd Fighter Wing and is a tenant unit of the 56th Fighter Wing out of Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and is comprised of active-duty Airmen stationed at the Oregon Air National Guard Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

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U.S. Air Force Col. George Watkins, the commander of the 56th Operations Group, Luke AFB, Ariz., returns Lt. Col. Alexander Goldfein’s salute during a change of command ceremony for the 550th Fighter Squadron at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., Feb. 25, 2022. Goldfein held command of the squadron, an active association with the Oregon Air National Guard, for two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alexander Goldfein, the departing commander of the 550th Fighter Squadron, thanks the wing’s Airmen and his family for their support during his tenure as commander, Feb. 25, 2022 at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. The squadron is an active association of the 173rd Fighter Wing and is a tenant unit of the 56th Fighter Wing out of Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and is comprised of active-duty Airmen stationed at the Oregon Air National Guard Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

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An audience of family members and local Airmen attends 550th Fighter Squadron change of command at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., Feb. 25, 2022. The squadron is an active association of the 173rd Fighter Wing and is a tenant unit of the 56th Fighter Wing out of Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and is comprised of active-duty Airmen stationed at the Oregon Air National Guard Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

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The Kingsley Field Honor Guard post the colors during a change of command ceremony for the 550th Fighter Squadron at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., Feb. 25, 2022. The squadron is an active association of the 173rd Fighter Wing and is a tenant unit of the 56th Fighter Wing out of Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and is comprised of active-duty Airmen stationed at the Oregon Air National Guard Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

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Total Force: Active Duty unit at 173rd FW changes hands

Published March 16, 2022
By Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson
173rd Fighter Wing

KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alexander Goldfein relinquishes command of the 550th Fighter Squadron during a change of command ceremony officiated by Col. George Watkins, the commander of the 56th Operations Group, Luke AFB, Ariz., Feb. 25, 2022 at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. The squadron is an active association of the 173rd Fighter Wing and is a tenant unit of the 56th Fighter Wing out of Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and is comprised of active-duty Airmen stationed at the Oregon Air National Guard Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

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