CAFB change of command July 11

There will be a change of command at Columbus Air Force Base’s 14th Flying Training Wing on July 11. Current commanding officer, Col. Jim Sears, who was selected for re-assignment June 13 after two years at CAFB, will pass the reins of the 14th to Col. John Nichols. He will be coming from a forward deployment as an Operations Group Commander. Nichols, an Air Force Academy graduate, is a senior pilot with more than 2,000 flight hours, including 662 in combat. Col. Sears’ new assignment will be at the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph AFB, Texas. (CAFB, 06/13/14)