JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard Col. Matthew Kirby succeeds Col. Matthew Komatsu as the 176th Mission Support Group commander during a May 18, 2024, change-of-command ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf, Alaska. Both are career combat rescue officers who previously served as the 212th Rescue Squadron comm(Alaska National Guard photo by Maj. David Bedard)