490th Missile Squadron change of Command

Lt. Col. Frances Mercado, 490th Missile Squadron incoming commander, right, accepts command of the 490 MS from Col. Stephen Meister, 341st Operations Group commander, during a change of command ceremony July 17, 2024, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The 490th Missile Squadron missile alert facilities are deployed at the farthest sites in 20th Air Force; squadron personnel are known as the “Farsiders” and take tremendous pride in being the furthest from the support base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Breanna Christopher Volkmar)

490th Missile Squadron Change of Command

Published July 18, 2024
By Senior Airman Breanna Christopher Volkmar
341st Missile Wing Public Affairs

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- Lt. Col. Frances Mercado, 490th Missile Squadron incoming commander, right, accepts command of the 490 MS from Col. Stephen Meister, 341st Operations Group commander, during a change of command ceremony July 17, 2024, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The 490th Missile Squadron missile alert facilities are deployed at the farthest sites in 20th Air Force; squadron personnel are known as the “Farsiders” and take tremendous pride in being the furthest from the support base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Breanna Christopher Volkmar)