Change of command at 43rd

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Lt. Col. R. Travis Koch took over command of the 43rd Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base Friday. Koch takes over for Lt. Col. Bradley Bird, who will be leaving to attend the Eisenhower School in Washington, D.C. Koch is a command pilot with more than 2,000 flight hours, primarily in the F-15C and F-22. (Source: Panama City News Herald, 07/21/12)