F. E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. -- Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Petren took command of the 90th Security Forces Squadron during a change of command ceremony here July 6, 2018 in the Peacekeeper High Bay on F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.
Zeigler will take command of the 176th Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf, Alaska.
Petren began his career as a flight leader and executive officer in the 325th Security Forces Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Oklahoma. He is coming to F. E. Warren after a tour at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, Republic of Korea, as the Alliance Planner for Combined Forces.
A change of command ceremony is a tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility from the outgoing commander to the incoming commander.