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Col. Leslie Davidson, 157th Air Operations Group chief of combat plans, and retired Lt. Col. Larry Hill, pin on the newly promoted Col. Elissa Granderson, 403rd Operations Group commander, June 3 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Hill is the father of twin daughters, Granderson and Davidson, in which all their combined service equates to approximately 100 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share

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Retired Lt. Col. Larry Hill poses with his twin daughters Col. Leslie Davidson, 157th Air Operations Group chief of combat plans, (left) and Col. Elissa Granderson, 403rd Operations Group commander, (right) during Granderson’s promotion ceremony June 3 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Hill is the father of twin daughters, Granderson and Davidson, in which all their combined service equates to approximately 100 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share

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Col. Leslie Davidson, 157th Air Operations Group chief of combat plans, administers the oath of office to Col. Elissa Granderson, 403rd Operations Group commander, during her promotion ceremony June 3 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Granderson was promoted to the rank of colonel immediately after taking command of the Operations Group. As 403rd OG commander, Granderson will be responsible for the 403rd Wing’s two flying squadrons, the 815th Airlift Squadron and the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the 403rd Operations Support Squadron, and two geographically separated units, the 5th and 12th Operational Weather Flights at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, and Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Leslie Davidson, 157th Air Operations Group chief of combat plans, administers the oath of office to Col. Elissa Granderson, 403rd Operations Group commander, during her promotion ceremony June 3 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Granderson was promoted to the rank of colonel immediately after taking command of the Operations Group. As 403rd OG commander, Granderson will be responsible for the 403rd Wing’s two flying squadrons, the 815th Airlift Squadron and the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the 403rd Operations Support Squadron, and two geographically separated units, the 5th and 12th Operational Weather Flights at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, and Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share

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Col. Elissa Granderson, 403rd Operations Group commander, hugs her father retired Lt. Col. Larry Hill during her promotion ceremony June 3 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Granderson was promoted to the rank of colonel immediately after taking command of the Operations Group. As 403rd OG commander, Granderson will be responsible for the 403rd Wing’s two flying squadrons, the 815th Airlift Squadron and the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the 403rd Operations Support Squadron, and two geographically separated units, the 5th and 12th Operational Weather Flights at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, and Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Elissa Granderson, 403rd Operations Group commander, is pinned on by her family during her promotion ceremony June 3 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Granderson was promoted to the rank of colonel immediately after taking command of the Operations Group. As 403rd OG commander, Granderson will be responsible for the 403rd Wing’s two flying squadrons, the 815th Airlift Squadron and the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the 403rd Operations Support Squadron, and two geographically separated units, the 5th and 12th Operational Weather Flights at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, and Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share

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Official photo of Colonel Elissa D. Granderson. (U.S. Air Force photo) Share

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Official photo of Chief Master Sgt. David S. Jackson, 403rd Wing command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo) Share

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Lt. Col. Elissa D. Granderson, 403rd Operations Group commander, talks about the evolving Air Force mission and it's Airmen and that she's ready to do the same during a change of command ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, June 3. As 403rd OG commander, Granderson will be responsible for the 403rd Wing's two flying squadrons, the 815th Airlift Squadron and the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the 403rd Operations Support Squadron, and two geographically separated weather flights, the 5th and 12th Operational Weather Flights at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, and Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share

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Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, hands the 403rd Operations Group guidon to Lt. Col. Elissa D. Granderson, 403rd OG commander, during a change of command ceremony at the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility auditorium June 3. As 403rd OG commander, Granderson will be responsible for the 403rd Wing's two flying squadrons, the 815th Airlift Squadron and the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the 403rd Operations Support Squadron, and two geographically separated weather flights, the 5th and 12th Operational Weather Flights at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, and Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share

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Retired Col. Benton Busbee, a former 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron commander, presents Lt. Col. Rosalind Johnson, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron director of operations, with her certificate of appreciation from the President of the United States during her retirement ceremony June 4 in the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility auditorium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

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Members of the 81st Training Wing's honor guard perform the flag folding ceremony during the retirement ceremony for Lt. Col. Rosalind Johnson, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron director of operations, June 4 in the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility auditorium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share