Passing the Torch - 311th TRS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 311th Training Squadron present Lt. Col. Nicole Stanley, 311th TRS incoming commander, with her first salute upon taking command on Soldier Field at Presidio of Monterey, California, July 18, 2025. The 311th is integrated with the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center operated by the Army and is responsible for training more than 3,600 students in more than 24 different foreign languages with a daily student load of approximately 1,300 Air Force students. (Courtesy photo)

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Passing the Torch - 311th TRS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Guyette, 517th Training Group commander, takes the guidon from Lt. Col. Chin Tam, 311th Training Squadron outgoing commander, during the 311th TRS change of command ceremony on Soldier Field at Presidio of Monterey, California, July 18, 2025. The mission of the 311th Training Squadron is to develop world-class language-enabled warrior Airmen. (Courtesy photo)

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Passing the Torch - 311th TRS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Nicole Stanley, 311th Training Squadron incoming commander, speaks upon assuming command of the 311th TRS on Soldier Field at the Presidio of Monterey, California, July 18, 2025. The change of command ceremony is a military tradition, which illustrates the formal transfer of authority by the passing of the guidon from departing commander to incoming commander. (Courtesy photo)

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Passing the Torch - 311th TRS Change of Command

Published July 22, 2025
By Senior Airman Evelyn J. D'Errico
17th Training Wing Public Affairs

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --

The 311th Training Squadron conducted a change of command ceremony at Soldiers Field, Presidio of Monterey, California, July 18.

The 311th TRS welcomed the incoming commander, Lt. Col. Nicole Stanley, and thanked Lt. Col. Chin Tam for his hard work and dedication over the last two years.

As commander, Stanley oversees training in basic and advanced foreign language skills at the Defense Language Institute prior to students arriving at Goodfellow Air Force Base for follow-on cryptologic linguist training.

Passing the Torch - 311th TRS Change of Command

Passing the Torch - 311th TRS Change of Command

Passing the Torch - 311th TRS Change of Command

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