Merrill takes command of 459 OG

Col. Douglas E. Gullion (left), 459th Air Refueling Wing commander, hands the 459th Operations Group guidon to Col. Kevin J. Merrill (right) at the 459 ARW auditorium on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 11, 2018. Merrill assumes command from Col. Thomas Pemberton and comes to the 459th from the Pentagon where he served as the senior policy advisor for the Air Force Reserve to the Reserve Forces Policy Board. He is a command pilot with more than 3,600 military flying hours in the T-37A, UH-1H, and HH-60G. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brent Skeen)

Merrill takes over 459th Ops Group

Published Aug. 12, 2018
459th Air Refueling Wing/Public Affairs

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Col. Douglas E. Gullion (left), 459th Air Refueling Wing commander, hands the 459th Operations Group guidon to Col. Kevin J. Merrill (right) at the 459 ARW auditorium on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 11, 2018. Merrill assumes command from Col. Thomas Pemberton and comes to the 459th from the Pentagon where he served as the senior policy advisor for the Air Force Reserve to the Reserve Forces Policy Board. He is a command pilot with more than 3,600 military flying hours in the T-37A, UH-1H, and HH-60G. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brent Skeen)