Lt. Col. Brian Watkins (right), the new 53rd Airlift Squadron commander, accepts the guidon from Col. Andrew McIntyre, 19th Operations Group commander, Dec. 20, 2011, during a change of command ceremony at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The 53rd AS employs 160 active duty Airmen and 10 C-130 aircraft to provide worldwide combat airlift. Lt. Col. Ken Kopp, incoming 515th Air Mobility Operations Group deputy group commander, relinquished command of the 53rd AS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)