Maj Ohlmeyer Takes Command of 72 SFS
Around Tinker AFB Web Site 7/17/2015

7/17/2015 - Maj. Steven Ohlmeyer receives his first salute as commander of the 72nd Security Forces Squadron during a July 8 change of command ceremony. The major replaces Lt. Col. Frank Reyes. To signify the change of command, Colonel Reyes unloaded his weapon and Major Ohlmeyer loaded his. The major is a career defender and this will be his third assignment commanding a squadron. He told the defenders he was extremely proud to be here. “You make the squadron great,” he said. “As commander, I will take care of you and your families, and will effectively lead the squadron through upcoming challenges and opportunities and together we will make the squadron better.” (Air Force photo by Kelly White/Released)

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Col Green Takes Helm of 72 MSG
By: John Parker, The Journal Record, The Tinker Takeoff July 20, 2015
Col. Stephanie Wilson, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, left, and Col. Todd Vician, right, congratulate Col. Michael Green after he assumed command of the 72nd Mission Support Group during a July 9 ceremony at the Tinker Club. Colonel Green replaces Colonel Vician, who will become the chief of staff for the 7th Air Force in the Republic of Korea. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)

Col. Michael R. Green is the new leader of the 72nd Mission Support Group. Col. Stephanie Wilson, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, who presided over the 72nd MSG’s change of command ceremony July 9, said Colonel Green is “a seasoned officer with vast experience at the helm of some of the Air Force’s toughest mission sets.
“I can tell you … that he has excelled at every opportunity, and he comes to us with incredible credentials,” the colonel said at the Tinker Club.

Colonel Green was most recently the Plans Division chief of the J-5 Directorate of United States Cyber Command at Fort Meade, Md. He is a 21-year Security Forces veteran who has commanded three security squadrons and a former deputy commander of the 99th Security Forces Group at Nellis AFB, Nev.

The Bronze Star recipient has served in combat deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq.
“I’m truly honored and feel blessed to be in this position,” Colonel Green said at the ceremony. “To Team Tinker, I look forward to working with each of you, and I’m really looking forward to getting out there and getting the job done.”
The nearly 1,500 members of the 72nd MSG are responsible for supporting the base’s many missions with services ranging from jet fueling, munitions and logistics to Airman family support and education programs.

Colonel Green replaces Col. Todd M.B. Vician, who was pinned with the Legion of Merit at the ceremony for his two years’ leading the group.

“During his tenure, Todd has dedicated himself to continuous process improvement, to getting more mission done with less resources and to drive innovation and creativity into the way his group thinks,” Colonel Wilson said.

The award citation credited Colonel Vician for exemplary installation support to Air Force Materiel Command’s largest air logistics complex with a base constituency of more than 94,000 military and civil service personnel, retirees and family members.
The colonel said the members of the 72nd MSG are the reasons behind the accomplishments.

“People are where I focus my efforts, and they’re the reason that I and the group succeeded,” Colonel Vician said.

The colonel drew laughs when he asked the audience to indulge him while he took a selfie with them in the background. “It’s been an honor to be a member of the Wildcatter team and the commander of the Mission Support Group,” the colonel concluded.

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LtCol Meier Takes Command of 377 WSS
Left to Right: 377SFG Commander, Colonel Richard Demouy, presents 377 WSSS Squadron Guidon to incoming commander, Lt Col James Meier at Change of Command ceremony at Kirtland AFB, NM on 17 July, 2015. Outgoing commander Lt Col Russ Stilling observes. Stilling will assume the position of 377SFG Deputy Commander.

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Maj Pickrell Takes Command of 377 SFS
Left to Right 377SFG Commander, Colonel Richard Demouy, with Outgoing 377SFS Commander Major William Smith and incoming commander Major Brenton Pickrell at Change of Command ceremony at Kirtland AFB, NM on 10 July, 2015.

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