7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs / Published June 17, 2019
Maj. Gen. James C. Dawkins Jr, 8th Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, passes the guidon to Col. Jose E. Sumangil, 7th Bomb Wing commander, during the 7th BW change of command ceremony at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 17, 2019. Sumangil assumed command from Col. Brandon Parker and is responsible for the health and welfare of over 12,000 active-duty members, DoD civilians and family members. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Kedesha Pennant)
Col. Brandon Parker, 7th Bomb Wing commander, passes the guidon to Maj. Gen. James C. Dawkins Jr., 8th Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, during the 7th BW change of command ceremony at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 17, 2019. Parker was the 7th BW commander over the last two years. He will go on to serve at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Kedesha Pennant)
Maj. Gen. James C. Dawkins Jr., 8th Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, speaks during the 7th Bomb Wing change of command ceremony at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 17, 2019. During the ceremony, Col. Brandon Parker relinquished command of the 7th BW to Col. Jose E. Sumangil. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Kedesha Pennant)
Col. Jose E. Sumangil, 7th Bomb Wing commander, renders his first salute during the 7th BW change of command at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 17,2019. Sumangil was previously stationed at Dyess when he was the 9th Bomb Squadron commander from 2013-2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Kedesha Pennant)
Col. Matthew Newell, 7th Bomb Wing vice commander, leads a wing formation with a salute to Col. Jose E. Sumangil, 7th Bomb Wing commander, during the 7th BW change of command ceremony at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 17, 2019. Sumangil assumed command from Col. Brandon Parker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
Col. Jose E. Sumangil, 7th Bomb Wing commander, addresses members of Team Dyess and the Abilene community during the 7th BW change of command at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 17, 2019. Sumangil received his commission through the Air Force ROTC at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Kedesha Pennant)
Airman 1st Class Charles Scarborough, 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron B-1B Lancer crew chief, places Col. Jose E. Sumangil’s name on the 7th Bomb Wing flagship B-1B Lancer during the 7th BW change of command ceremony at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 17, 2019. Each flying wing, group and squadron commander is designated their own aircraft, which is the lead aircraft of the correlating unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)