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23rd Space Operations Squadron detachment 1 changes command

50th Space Wing Public Affairs / Published June 25, 2019

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Lt. Col. Kenneth Holmes, 23rd Space Operations Squadron commander, passes the guidon to Capt. John Bang, incoming 23rd SOPS Detachment 1 commander, during a change of command ceremony at Thule Air Base, Greenland, June 24, 2019. The 23rd SOPS is one of eight Air Force Satellite Control Network Remote Tracking Stations providing United States Strategic Command with critical satellite command and control capability to more than 185 Department of Defense, national and civilian satellites performing intelligence, weather, navigation, early-warning and communications operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Shawn Arnett)

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SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Lt. Col. Kenneth Holmes, 23rd Space Operations Squadron commander, passes the guidon to Capt. John Bang, incoming 23rd SOPS Detachment 1 commander, during a change of command ceremony at Thule Air Base, Greenland, June 24, 2019. The 23rd SOPS is one of eight Air Force Satellite Control Network Remote Tracking Stations providing United States Strategic Command with critical satellite command and control capability to more than 185 Department of Defense, national and civilian satellites performing intelligence, weather, navigation, early-warning and communications operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Shawn Arnett)