451st makes history, stands up as wing
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Brigadier General Guy M. Walsh stands ready to give his first remarks as the new Wing commander for the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing here after an assumption of command and activation ceremony July 2, 2009. The 451st transitioned from a group to a wing at 7 a.m. as Lt. General Gary L. North, 9th Air Force and Air Forces Central commander, handed Gen. Walsh the guidon. General Walsh was the wing commander for the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, Baltimore, Maryland, before accepting his assignment here. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Noelle Caldwell)