628th Air Base Wing change of command

Right to left: Maj. Gen. John Gordy II, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, Col. Jeff Nelson, outgoing 628th Air Base Wing commander and Joint Base Charleston commander, and Col. Terrence Adams, incoming 628th Air Base Wing commander and Joint Base Charleston commander, salute during the national anthem at a change of command ceremony Sept. 5, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Adams replaced Nelson as commander of the wing after serving at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., as Air Mobility Command’s director of communications and chief information officer. Joint Base Charleston is one of 12 Department of Defense joint bases and is host to over 60 DOD and federal agencies. The 628th ABW delivers installation support to over 90,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, dependents and retirees across four installations including the Air Base and Naval Weapons Station.