19th OG commander completes his final flight at Little Rock AFB
Col. Chad Overton, 314th Operations Group commander, photographs Col. Christopher Welch, 19th Operations Group commander (left) and Maj. Richard Ledson, 19th Airlift Wing chief executive officer (right), as they prepare to take off in a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, April 21, 2026. The flight commemorated Welch’s time leading the 19th OG and his support of the 19th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julian Atkins)