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U.S. Air Force Capt. Zachary LaMere, right, accepts command of Air Force Technical Applications Center, 709th Technical Maintenance Squadron, Detachment 403 from Lt. Col. Emily Pollard, left, 709th Technical Maintenance Squadron commander, during a change of command ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 24, 2024.

(Staff Sgt. Ashley N. Mikaio, U.S. Air Force)

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Air Force Capt. Zachary LaMere, right, accepts command of Air Force Technical Applications Center, 709th Technical Maintenance Squadron, Detachment 403 from Lt. Col. Emily Pollard, left, 709th Technical Maintenance Squadron commander, during a change of command ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 24, 2024. Prior to taking command, LaMere was the Assistant Director of Operations at the 21st Surveillance Squadron, AFTAC, out of Patrick Space Force Base, Florida.

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