145th Maintenance Group welcomes newly promoted commander
U.S. Air Force Col. Marshall C. Collins (left), commander, 145th Airlift Wing, Col. Stephen Mallette (center), commander, 145th Maintenance Group (MXG), and Col. Allan R. Cecil (right), deputy commander, 145th MXG, stand at attention during the MXG Change of Command as Mallette relinquishes command to Cecil during a ceremony held at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Jan. 9, 2016. Cecil is the first non-flying maintenance officer to hold the command position of the 145th Maintenance Group in the history of the North Carolina Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Julianne M. Showalter /Released)