Lt. Col. Chuck Tomko, former Air Force Rescue Coordination Center commander, addresses the audience during the AFRCC's change of command ceremony at the Heritage Club June 15 after receiving the Meritorious Service Medal from Maj. Gen. Garry C. Dean, First Air Force commander. Colonel Tomko handed command of the AFRCC over to Lt. Col. Bob Russell, former AFRCC director of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lisa Norman)