Peterson-based Combat 'Roos get new commander

Lt. Col. Patrick Schlichenmeyer (right) salutes Col. David Kasberg, 19th Operations Group commander, before accepting command of the 52nd Airlift Squadron during that organization's change of command ceremony May 14 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Colonel Schlichenmeyer took command of the squadron from outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Carlos Ortiz, in the squadron's first change of command ceremony since its reactivation in 2009. Colonel Schlichenmeyer, who previously held the position of the 52nd AS director of operations, became the leader of the squadron, known as the 'Combat Roos,' that has already logged approximately 2,000 combat hours, flown 1,800 sorties, and has transported more than 3.16 million pounds of cargo. The 52nd AS is an active associate organization partnered with the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Skarban)

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Peterson-based Combat 'Roos get new commander

Lt. Col. Carlos Ortiz (right) passes the 52nd Airlift Squadron guidon to Col. David Kasberg, 19th Operations Group commander, during a squadron change of command ceremony May 14 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Colonel Ortiz relinquished his command to incoming commander, Lt. Col. Patrick Schlichenmeyer, in the squadron's first change of command ceremony since its reactivation in 2009. Colonel Schlichenmeyer, who previously held the position of 52nd AS director of operations, becomes the leader of the squadron, known as the 'Combat Roos,' that has already logged approximately 2,000 combat hours, flown 1,800 sorties, and has transported more than 3.16 million pounds of cargo. The 52nd AS is an active associate organization partnered with the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Skarban)

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Peterson-based Combat 'Roos get new commander

Published May 18, 2011
By Ann Skarban
302nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- The 52nd Airlift Squadron held a change of command ceremony May 14 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Lt. Col. Patrick Schlichenmeyer, who previously held the position of director of operations in the 52nd AS, became the leader of the squadron, known as the "Combat 'Roos." The 52nd AS has already logged approximately 2,000 combat hours, flown 1,800 sorties, and has transported more than 3.16 million pounds of cargo. The squadron of about 180 active duty Airmen is an active associate organization partnered with the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing.