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Alaska Air National Guard Col. Anthony D. Stratton, the incoming commander of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing, accepts the wing guidon from presiding officer, Brig. Gen. Scott A. Howard, assistant adjutant general and commander, Alaska Air National Guard, during a change-of-command ceremony when Stratton succeeded outgoing commander Brig. Gen. Darrin E. Slaten, during a change-of-command ceremony Dec. 8, 2019, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. A command pilot, Stratton flew C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and later served as the director of operations for the Alaska National Guard joint staff, prior to his role as commander of the wing’s 176th Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Louis Velasco)