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59th Dental Group changes command

Members of the Joint Base San Antonio Honor Guard present the colors during the 59th Dental Group’s change of command ceremony at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 13, 2023. Brig. Gen. Jeannine Ryder, who serves as the 59th Medical Wing commander, San Antonio Military Health System market director, and Air Force Nurse Corps chief, presided over the ceremony in which Col. Brian Min relinquished command to Col. Kristen Nichols. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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