430th EECS activation

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Col. Brook Leonard, 451st Expeditionary Operations Group commander, speaks during an activation ceremony for the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, March 13, 2013. The unit, which flies the E-11A, was previously designated as the 451st Tactical Airborne Gateway. “It’s really neat that we can do this given the context of this day and age,” Leonard said. “Right now we’re on the precipice of drawdown and redeployment operations, so to stand up a squadron in this kind of environment is really a privilege. In many ways it speaks to the quality and excellence this unit has exhibited while they were the TAG.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)

Col. Brook Leonard speaks during an activation ceremony for the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron March 13, 2013, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The unit, which flys the E-11A, was previously designated as the 451st Tactical Airborne Gateway. Leonard is the 451st Expeditionary Operations Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)

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