6/13/2011 - With the passing of the guidon from Colonel Eric Overturf, commander, 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Colonel John Breazeale, assumes command of the 917th Fighter Group during an assumption of command ceremony held Friday, June 10, 2011, in the A-10 hangar at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Approximately 70 family members, friends and civic leaders were in attendance for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

6/13/2011 - Colonel Eric Overturf, commander, 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., praises both Lt. Col. James Macaulay, deputy commander, 917th Fighter Group, and Lt. Col. John Breazeale, during an assumption of command ceremony held Friday, June 10, 2011, in the A-10 hangar at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Colonel Breazeale took the reins as the new commander of the 917th FG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

6/13/2011 - Rhett Breazeale looks on as his mother Karen Breazeale and his brother Ryker remove rank insignia on an epaulet of his father, Lt. Col. John Breazeale, during the pinning-on ceremony held Friday, June 10, 2011, in the A-10 hangar at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. After being promoted, Colonel Breazeale assumed command of the 917th Fighter Group at Barksdale. Colonel Eric Overturf was the presiding official for the ceremony. Approximately 70 family members, friends and civic leaders were in attendance for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

6/13/2011 - Colonel John Breazeale, takes the oath during his pinning-on ceremony held Friday, June 10, 2011, in the A-10 hangar at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Approximately 70 family members, friends and civic leaders were in attendance for the event. Immediately following his pinning on, Colonel Breazeale assumed command of the 917th Fighter Group at Barksdale AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

6/13/2011 - Tech. Sgt. Matthew Johnson, crew chief, 717th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands by after the revealing of the commander’s aircraft during promotion and assumption of command ceremonies held Friday, June 10, 2011, in the A-10 hangar at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Colonel John Breazeale assumed command of the 917th Fighter Group at Barksdale AFB. Approximately 70 family members, friends and civic leaders were in attendance for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

6/13/2011 - Colonel John Breazeale, commander, 917th Fighter Group, receives his first salute as a colonel from Lt. Col. James Macaulay, deputy commander, 917th FG, and the Airmen assigned to the group during promotion and assumption of command ceremonies held Friday, June 10, 2011, in the A-10 hangar at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)