18th ACCS hosts first change of command since activation

Lt. Col. Richard Elmore III, 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron incoming commander, speaks during the 18th ACCS change of command ceremony at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 14, 2024. Elmore assumed command during the squadron’s first change of command since its activation in 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Sullivan)

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18th ACCS hosts first change of command since activation

Published Aug. 15, 2024
By Patrick Sullivan
78th ABW/PA

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --

The 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron hosted its first change of command ceremony since its activation at Robins Air Force Base in February 2023.

Lt. Col. Richard Elmore assumed command from Lt. Col. Scott Sevigny. A geographically separated unit from the 319th Reconnaissance Wing at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, the 18th ACCS flies the E-11A Battleﬁeld Airborne Communications Node aircraft out of Robins.

An Airman speaks at a podium — Col. Eric Steele, 319th Operations Group commander out of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, speaks at the 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadorn change of command ceremony at Robins AFB, Georgia, Aug. 14, 2024. The ceremony marked the first change of command since the squadron activated at Robins in 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Sullivan)

An Airman is presented with an award — Col. Eric Steele, 319th Operations Group commander out of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, presents Lt. Col. Scott Sevigny, 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron outgoing commander, with the meritorious service medal during the 18th ACCS change of command ceremony at Robins AFB, Georgia, Aug. 14, 2024. The 18th ACCS activated at Robins in 2023, flying the E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Sullivan)

A seated Airman claps as another finishes a speech — Lt. Col. Richard Elmore III, right, 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron incoming commander, applauds after remarks by Lt. Col. Scott Sevigny, 18th ACCS outgoing commander, during the 18th ACCS change of command ceremony at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 14, 2024. This ceremony marked the first change of command for the 18th ACCS, which activated in 2023 and flies the E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Sullivan)

Two Airmen hold a guidon during a ceremony — Col. Eric Steele, left, 319th Operations Group commander out of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, receives the guidon from Lt. Col. Scott Sevigny, 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron outgoing commander, during the 18th ACCS change of command ceremony at Robins AFB, Georgia, Aug. 14, 2024. The 18th ACCS activated in 2023, flying the E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Sullivan)

A group of Airmen saluting a commander on stage — Lt. Col. Richard Elmore III,18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron incoming commander, receives his first salute during the 18th ACCS change of command ceremony at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 14, 2024. The 18th ACCS activated in 2023, flying the E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Sullivan)

An Airman speaking at a podium — Lt. Col. Richard Elmore III, 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron incoming commander, speaks during the 18th ACCS change of command ceremony at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 14, 2024. Elmore assumed command during the squadron’s first change of command since its activation in 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Sullivan)