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Dallas, Kanagawa, Kāne‘ohe, Tokyo
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552nd Air Control Group Welcomes New Commander [Image 12 of 23]

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By Garrett Cole
| Yesterday's Air Force
2 U.S. Air Force Col. Kendrick L. Carroll, left, 552nd Air Control Wing commander, accepts the 552nd Air Control Group guidon from Col. Andrew J. Babiarz as Chief Master Sgt. Jason Diemer, group senior enlisted leader, and Col. Joseph N. Faraone stand by during a change of command ceremony at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, July 20, 2026. The transfer of the guidon symbolized Babiarz’s relinquishment of command.
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552nd Air Control Group Welcomes New Commander

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By Garrett Cole
| Yesterday's Air Force
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - Col. Joseph Faraone assumed command of the 552nd Air Control Group from Col. Andrew Babiarz during a change of command ceremony July 20, 2026. Col. Kendrick Carroll, 552nd Air Control Wing commander, presided over the ceremony, which marked the formal transfer of authority and responsibility for the Air Force's only air control group. During the ceremony, the group's guidon was passed from Babiarz to Faraone.
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Garrido assumes command of the 552nd Maintenance Squadron

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By Garrett Cole
| Yesterday's Air Force
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — Lt. Col. Samantha C. Garrido assumed command of the 552nd Maintenance Squadron during a ceremony July 10. Garrido will lead the Airmen responsible for maintaining and supporting the E-3 Sentry fleet, both on the flight line and throughout the squadron's back shops. Col. Bryan M. Florio, 552nd Maintenance Group commander, presided over the ceremony. He welcomed Garrido, her husband, Antonio, and their son, Austin, to the squadron's Bulldog family.
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