11th SWS gains new commander

Lt. Col. Michael Kruk took command of the 11th Space Warning Squadron from Lt. Col. Otto Mattox, June 13, 2018, on Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado.

Col. Lorenzo Bradley, 460th Operations Group commander, presided over the ceremony and transferred the guidon from Mattox to Kruk, symbolizing the official change of command.

As part of their arrival, each new commander is asked a series of questions to show Team Buckley their personality. Here’s Kruk’s First Five:


Lt. Col. Otto Mattox, center, 11th Space Warning Squadron outgoing commander, relinquishes the guidon to Col. Lorenzo Bradley, left, 460th Operation Group commander, June 12, 2018, on Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. The 11 SWS supports the base mission of space-based missile warning alongside the 2nd and 8th Space Warning Squadrons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman AJ Duprey)