By AL STOVER
Staff Reporter 

Passing the air refueling baton

Col. Ryan Samuelson replaces Col. Brian McDaniel as Fairchild wing commander

 

Last updated 7/21/2016 at 10:52am

Al Stover

Lt. Gen Samuel Cox (left) presents the guidon to Col. Ryan Samuelson (right) during the change of command ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base.

Col. Ryan Samuelson stood in front of hundreds of airmen, local dignitaries and family as he said, "I assume command."

Samuelson took command of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing from Col. Brian McDaniel during a July 19 ceremony. McDaniel, who has been the commander of the 92nd for the last two years, will return to Scott Air Force Base, Ill., for his next assignment.

Prior to taking command at Fairchild, Samuelson was head of the 379th Expeditionary Operations Group, 379th Expeditionary Wing at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. He entered the Air Force in 1993 after he graduated from Purdue Univer...



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