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Col. Derek Price (left), 58th Operations Group commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Ryan Andreasen, incoming 71st Special Operations Squadron commander, during a change of command ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, June 22, 2023. Andreasen received command from Lt. Col. Andrew Heidel, outgoing 71st SOS commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick.)

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Col. Derek Price (left), 58th Operations Group commander, receives the guidon from Lt. Col. Andrew Heidel (right), outgoing 71st Special Operations Squadron commander, during a change of command ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, June 22, 2023. Heidel relinquished command to Lt. Col. Ryan Andreasen, incoming 71st SOS commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick.)

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Lt. Col. Ryan Andreasen, incoming 71st Special Operations Squadron commander, speaks during a change of command ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, June 22, 2023. The 71st SOS mission is to provide combat ready CV-22 aircrew to the Air Force Special Operations Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick.)

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Members of Team Kirtland watch the 71st Special Operations Squadron change of command ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, June 22, 2023. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Andrew Heidel, outgoing 71st SOS commander, relinquished command to Lt. Col. Ryan Andreasen, incoming 71st SOS commander. The 71st SOS mission is to provide combat ready CV-22 aircrew to the Air Force Special Operations Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick.)

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Lt. Col. Andrew Heidel, outgoing 71st Special Operations Squadron commander, speaks during a change of command ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, June 22, 2023. The 71st SOS mission is to provide combat ready CV-22 aircrew to the Air Force Special Operations Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick.)

71st SOS welcomes Lt. Col. Ryan Andreasen as the new commander

Published June 23, 2023
By Senior Airman Karissa Dick
377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Col. Derek Price (left), 58th Operations Group commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Ryan Andreasen, incoming 71st Special Operations Squadron commander, during a change of command ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, June 22, 2023. Andreasen received command from Lt. Col. Andrew Heidel, outgoing 71st SOS commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick.)