Liggett takes command of 377th Security Forces Group

Col. Alexander R. Liggett, 377th Security Forces Group commander, delivers his first address to the unit after taking command at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 16, 2026. The 377 SFG Desert Knights patrol and defend over 52,000 acres of mountain and desert terrain while providing a safe a secure environment for the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Donnell Schroeter)

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Liggett takes command of 377th Security Forces Group

Col. Justin D. Secrest, 377th Air Base Wing and installation commander, left, passes the guidon to Col. Alexander R. Liggett, incoming 377th Security Forces Group commander, during the 377 SFG change of command ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 16, 2026. Liggett assumed command of the group from the outgoing commander, Col. Matthew P. Foisy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Donnell Schroeter)

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Liggett takes command of 377th Security Forces Group

Col. Alexander R. Liggett, incoming 377th Security Forces Group commander, renders his first salute to the formation during the 377 SFG change of command ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 16, 2026. This time-honored tradition symbolizes the new commander's formal assumption of leadership and recognition of the unit's personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Donnell Schroeter)

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Liggett takes command of 377th Security Forces Group

Col. Justin D. Secrest, 377th Air Base Wing and installation commander, left, Col. Matthew P. Foisy, outgoing 377th Security Forces Group commander, center, and Col. Alexander R. Liggett, incoming 377th SFG commander, right, stand at attention during the 377th SFG change of command ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 16, 2026. Secrest presided over the ceremony where Foisy relinquished command of the group to Liggett. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Donnell Schroeter)

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Liggett takes command of 377th Security Forces Group

Published July 16, 2026

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. --

Col. Alexander R. Liggett assumed command of the 377th Security Forces Group during a change of command ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, on July 16, 2026.