Joint Base Langley-Eustis Air Force Honor Guard presents the colors during the 1st Maintenance Group change of command at JBLE, Virginia, May 14, 2021. Col. Neal Van Houten assumes command from Col. David Seitz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chandler Baker)

U.S. Air Force Col. David R. Lopez, 1st Fighter Wing commander, speaks to the audience during the 1st Maintenance Group change of command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 14, 2021. According to Lopez the maintainers of the 1st Fighter Wing set the standard for aircraft maintenance, which established the unit as the most capable and combat ready F-22 Raptor wing in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chandler Baker)

U.S. Air Force Col. David R. Lopez, 1st Fighter Wing commander, pins the Legion of Merit on Col. David Seitz, 1st Maintenance Group outgoing commander, during the 1st MXG change of command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 14, 2021. Seitz oversaw the reorganization of the group to better generate 5th generation combat air power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chandler Baker)

U.S. Air Force Col. David R. Lopez, left, 1st Fighter Wing commander, passes the 1st Maintenance Group guidon to Col. Neal Van Houten, right, 1st MXG incoming commander, during the 1st MXG change of command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 14, 2021. Van Houten’s previous assignment was at Headquarters Air Combat Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chandler Baker)

U.S. Air Force Col. David R. Lopez, left, 1st Fighter Wing commander, receives the 1st Maintenance Group guidon from Col. David Seitz, right, 1st MXG outgoing commander, during the 1st MXG change of command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 14, 2021. After three years in command of the MXG, Seitz will retire from active duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chandler Baker)

U.S. Air Force Col. Neal Van Houten, 1st Maintenance Group commander, provides remarks during the 1st MXG change of command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 14, 2021. Van Houten hails from Divine Corners, New York, and is a graduate of Villanova University. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chandler Baker)