JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Col. Donald S. Wenke, the new commander of the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, accepts the wing guidon from Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Katkus, commander of the Alaska National Guard, during the wing's change of command ceremony Sept. 18, 2011. Wenke assumed command of the wing from Brig. Gen. Charles E. Foster, who has served as the wing commander since 2008. Alaska Air National Guard photo by Master Shannon Oleson.