53rd gets new commander

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Col. Michael Gantt on Wednesday assumed command of the 53rd Wing from Brig. Gen. (select) Steve DePalmer, who became vice commander of the 14th Air Force in May. Gantt previously served as vice commander of the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The 53rd reports to the Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (Source: Northwest Florida Daily News, 06/24/09)