by Talk Business & Politics staff
Colonel Angela Ochoa took the helm of the 19th Airlift Wing during a change of command ceremony, June 25, becoming the first woman to assume command of Little Rock Air Force Base.
Ochoa, who most recently served as the vice commander of the 375th Air Mobility Wing at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, took command of the wing from Col. John Schutte during a ceremony presided over by Maj. Gen. Kenneth Bibb Jr., 18th Air Force commander.
Ochoa returns to LRAFB having previously served in a variety of positions at the “Home of Herk Nation” including the chief of safety for the 314th Airlift Wing and commander of the 61st Airlift Squadron.
Col. Angela Ochoa accepts command of the 19th Airlift Wing from Maj. Gen. Kenneth T. Bibb Jr., 18th Air Force commander, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, June 25, 2021