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Savannah, Feb. 11, 2007 -- Col. Hank Smart took command of the 900-member 165th Airlift Wing in Savannah on Feb 11 succeeding Col. Tom Moore.
Because of senior command changes at the commander level of the Wing, several other senior commanders have assumed new positions.
The 165th Operations Group will have a change of command as Colonel Jesse Simmons gives up command to assume the role of Wing Vice Commander and the base’s weekday commander. He will be replaced by Lieutenant Colonel Keith Edenfield.
Lt. Col. Steve Melton is giving up command of the 158th Airlift Squadron, the flying section of the 165th AW. He will be replaced as commander by Lt. Col. Jim Grandy. Lt. Col. Melton will become the new Director of Operations for the Georgia Air National Guard.
Finally, Lt. Col. Rainer "Speedy" Gomez is stepping down as the 165th Operations Support Fight commander to become Chief of Staff of the 165th Airlift Wing while Lt. Col. Don Pallone becomes the new 165th OSF Commander.
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