688th IOW receives new commander
Colonel Paul A. Welch, incoming 688th Information Operations Wing commander, salutes Maj. Gen. Suzanne M. Vautrinot, 24th Air Force commander, after he takes command of the the wing in the Kelly Hangar, Port San Antonio, Texas, July 19. Also part of the ceremony for the wing headquartered at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, are outgoing commander, Col. Robert J. Skinner, and Chief Master Sgt. Michael W. Whetsell, 688th IOW command chief. Colonel Welch took command of the wing after a year as the vice commander of the 67th Network Warfare Wing, also headquartered at Lackland. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott McNabb)