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Capt. Nicholas Westrick, 734th AMS Maintenance director of operations, leads a flight of Airmen during a change of command ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

Capt. Nicholas Westrick, 734th AMS Maintenance director of operations, leads a flight of Airmen during a change of command ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 4, 2025. Westrick led the flight to allow personnel to witness the formal command change. (Airman Xavier Romero, 36th Wing)

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 734th Air Mobility Squadron held a change of command ceremony here, June 4, 2025. The ceremony was presided over by Colonel Troy Pierce, commander of the 715th Air Mobility Operations Group, where Lieutenant Colonel Michael Sandler, former commander of the 734th AMS, relinquished authority to Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Britzke.

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