The 451st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron prepares to officially deactivate during a ceremony at Camp Losano, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2013. The squadron activated on July 17, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jason Smith)
Kandahar Security Forces Squadron Inactivates

Posted 01/03/2014
Air Force Association Magazine

The 451st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, inactivated during a ceremony at Camp Losano on Dec. 27. During the ceremony, squadron commander Maj. Richard Zeigler and Col. Sean Tyler, 451st Expeditionary Mission Support Group commander, cased the squadron guidon. Zeigler said he was proud of the work the unit, which activated on July 17, 2006, has done over the past 7.5 years, according to a Dec. 27 Kandahar release.

451st Air Expeditionary Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Michael Fantini and Danish Air Force Col. Henrik Kanstrup, KAF deputy commander, also attended the ceremony.

Maj. Richard Zeigler (podium), 451st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron commander, addresses his unit during a deactivation ceremony at Camp Losano, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jason Smith)      Col. Sean Tyler (left), 451st Expeditionary Mission Support Group commander, and Maj. Richard Zeigler (right), 451st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron commander, case the squadron guidon during the 451st ESFS deactivation ceremony at Camp Losano, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jason Smith)

Photo1: The 451st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron prepares to officially deactivate during a ceremony at Camp Losano, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2013. The squadron activated on July 17, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jason Smith)

Photo2: Maj. Richard Zeigler (podium), 451st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron commander, addresses his unit during a deactivation ceremony at Camp Losano, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jason Smith)

Photo3: Col. Sean Tyler (left), 451st Expeditionary Mission Support Group commander, and Maj. Richard Zeigler (right), 451st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron commander, case the squadron guidon during the 451st ESFS deactivation ceremony at Camp Losano, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jason Smith)

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