944th FW change of command
Col. Michael Popovich accepts command of the 944th Fighter Wing from Maj. Gen. Thomas Coon, 10th Air Force commander, April 4. Colonel Popovich's previous assignment was as the 944th Fighter Wing vice commander. The outgoing commander, Col. Richard Scobee, became the 301st Fighter Wing commander at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Texas, April 5. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Susan Stout)