JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – U.S. Air Force Col. Sean Tyler assumed
command of the 633d Air Base Wing from Col. Caroline Miller during a change
of command ceremony at Langley Air Force Base, June 22, 2017.
Tyler previously served at Langley AFB in a variety of positions. From June
2002 to May 2006, he served as the 1st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle
maintenance flight commander, the 1st Fighter Wing executive officer, and on
the Air Combat Command staff. Tyler returned as the 633d Mission Support
Group deputy commander from July 2011 to May 2013.
Tyler commands three groups that provide installation support to more than
18,000 Air Force and Army personnel, including Headquarters Air Combat
Command, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, four operational wings,
four brigades and more than 20 major associated units.
“I’m very excited to be taking this new position,” said Tyler. “My family
and I are very happy to be back in Hampton Roads as it holds such a very
special place in our lives.”
As the 633d ABW commander, Tyler is responsible for leading one of the
Department of Defense’s most important and complex joint bases.
“I look forward to supporting the JBLE mission, our community and our
families, as we continue to strive to be the model joint base for the
Department of Defense,” said Tyler.
Tyler was born in Vicenza, Italy and was commissioned into the Air Force
through Officer Training School in 1995. He is a 2015 graduate of
Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National
Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.
Media can access Col. Tyler’s official photo at
http://www.jble.af.mil/News/Photos/
Additional video and photography from the change of command ceremony is
available at the Defense Video Imagery Distribution system by going to
https://www.dvidshub.net/ and searching for 633ABWChangeofCommand or
directly at https://www.dvidshub.net/search?q=633ABWChangeofCommand
Monitor the Joint Base Langley-Eustis website at www.jble.af.mil and JBLE
social media sites for developing information on the change of command,
including a full story and photos.