Granderson's promotion to colonel

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)