446th OG receives new leader

Lt. Col. Ellen Canup, becomes 4th AS commander

By Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh, 62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs on March 14, 2021

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Lankford, left, 62nd Operations Group commander, presents the 4th Airlift Squadron guidon to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ellen Canup, incoming 4th AS commander, during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, March 4, 2021. Canup is the 56th commander to lead the 4th AS, the oldest active airlift squadron in the Air Force, which was activated in 1935.