FORWARD OPERATING LOCATION MANTA, Ecuador -- Lt. Col. Jared Curtis formally assumes command of the 478th Expeditionary Operations Squadron Forward Operating Location Manta, Ecuador, from Col. Douglas Galipeau, 474th Air Expeditionary Group commander, during a change of command ceremony here August 20. Formerly the Operations Officer for the 61st Airlift Squadron, 463rd Airlift Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Lt. Col. Curtis will be the eighth officer to command the 478th Expeditionary Operations Squadron since it’s designation on July 25, 2002. (U.S. Air Force Photo/1Lt. Lauren Wright)