PRESIDIO OF MONEREY, Calif. -- The 517th Training Group conducted their change of command ceremony on Soldier Field at the Presidio of Monterey, California, June 24.
The 517th TRG welcomed their incoming commander, Col. Stephanie Kelley, and thanked the 517th TRG outgoing commander, Col. Wiley Barnes, for his hard work and dedication.
The 517th TRG is integrated with the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center operated by the Army. They are responsible for training over 3,600 students in 24 different foreign languages with a daily student load of approximately 1,200 Air Force students.
Kelly came to DLIFLC from Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, where she was a professor of Strategy and Security Studies in the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, a premier school for strategy.