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8th Air Force/J-GSOC

608th AOC, ACOMS welcomes new commanders

Lt. Col. James Denton assumes command of the 608th Air and Space Operations Center from Maj. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm, 8th Air Force commander, during a change of command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 11, 2014. Denton previously served as Deputy Chief, Combat Plans Division, 612th Air and Space Operations Center, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Gonsier)

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608th AOC, ACOMS welcome new commanders

Lt. Col. Patrice Holmes assumes command of the 608th Air Communications Squadron from Col. Thomas Hesterman, 8th Air Force vice commander, during a change of command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 17, 2014. Holmes previously served as Country Program Director for 28 countries at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Office of the Secretary of Defense-Policy, Pentagon, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Gonsier)

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608th AOC, ACOMS welcome new commanders

Published July 17, 2014