Dyess welcomes new 317th Airlift Group commander
Col. Walter Ward Jr. (right) assumes command of the 317th Airlift Group as Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay (left), 18th Air Force commander, hands him the group guidon during a change of command ceremony Dec. 5, 2011, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Ward was previously the War Planning and Policy Division Chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Stefanko/ Released)