Colonel Gerard Caron (right) accepts the 376th Expeditionary Medical Group guidon from Col. Christopher Bence, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony here, Jan. 7. Colonel Caron assumed command of the 376th EMDG from Col. Roosevelt Allen Jr., who returned to Minot Air Force Base, N.D., following a four month deployment to Manas Air Base. Colonel Caron, a native of Nashau, N.H., is deployed from Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, where he serves as the Deputy Command Surgeon for Air Education and Training Command.