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U.S. Air Force Col. Jeff Elliott, left, 51st Civil Engineering Group commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Kirk Hull, incoming 51st Civil Engineer Squadron commander, during a Change of Command ceremony at Osan Air Base.

U.S. Air Force Col. Jeff Elliott, left, 51st Civil Engineering Group commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Kirk Hull, incoming 51st Civil Engineer Squadron commander, during a Change of Command ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 30, 2025. The 51st CES is one of five squadrons assigned to the 51st Mission Support Group, 51st Fighter Wing Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. (Senior Airman Tallon Bratton. U.S. Air Force)

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Air Force Col. Jeff Elliott, left, 51st Civil Engineering Group commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Kirk Hull, incoming 51st Civil Engineer Squadron commander, during a Change of Command ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 30, 2025. The 51st CES is one of five squadrons assigned to the 51st Mission Support Group, 51st Fighter Wing Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.

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