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Col. Michele Kilgore is shown at Stratton Air National Guard Base in December 2017, soon after taking over as commander of the 109th Airlift Wing.
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GLENVILLE The 109th Airlift Wing will be getting a new commander.
Col. Michele Kilgore, who has led the Glenville-based Air National Guard unit since 2017, is moving to a new job at the Pentagon next week. The wing’s vice commander, Col. Christian Sander, will take over as the new commander in February after his current deployment to New Zealand ends.
Col. Michele Kilgore, commander of the 109th Airlift Wing since 2017, taking Pentagon job
Related Media Col. Michele Kilgore, the commander of the 109th Airlift Wing, at the South Pole in February, 2020. Kilgore is leaving the wing after three years in command. Col. Michele Kilgore, the commander of the 109th Airlift Wing speaks to the press during an event in New York City in 2019. Kilgore is leaving the wing after three years in command.
SCOTIA, NEW YORK (12/10/2020) (readMedia) New York Air National Guard Col. Michele Kilgore, commander of the 109th Airlift Wing since 2017 will be moving on to a new position at the Pentagon next week.