U.S. Air Force Col. Johnny West, incoming 28th Maintenance Group commander, gives a speech during a change of command ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, June 29, 2023. West entered the Air Force in 1991 as a munitions systems apprentice and commissioned in 2001 through a Reserve Officers’ Training Corp program offered at Baylor University. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Yendi Borjas)