Operations Group Commander promoted to colonel

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jon Ellis, the mobilization assistant to the Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, administers the oath of office to Col. Robert Burgess during a promotion ceremony on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Burgess is the 307th Operations Group commander and was recently promoted to the rank of colonel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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Operations Group Commander promoted to colonel

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jon Ellis, the mobilization assistant to the Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, presides over the promotion ceremony for Col. Robert Burgess, the commander of the 307th Operations Group. Burgess is promoted to the rank of colonel in a ceremony with his family and friends on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on March 4, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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Operations Group Commander promoted to colonel

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Burgess is “pinned” by his wife, Martha, during a promotion ceremony on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on March 4, 2016. Burgess is the commander of the 307th Operations Group and was recently promoted to the rank of colonel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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Operations Group Commander promoted to colonel

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Burgess, the commander of the 307th Operations Group, presents his wife, Martha, with roses at his promotion ceremony on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on March 4, 2016. Burgess is a command pilot with over 5,100 flight hours and was recently promoted to the rank of colonel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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Operations Group Commander promoted to colonel

Published March 4, 2016
By Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville

BARKSDALE AFB, La. -- U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jon Ellis, the mobilization assistant to the Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, administers the oath of office to Col. Robert Burgess during a promotion ceremony on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Burgess is the 307th Operations Group commander and was recently promoted to the rank of colonel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)