Nellis Air Force Base welcomes new commander — PHOTOS

Brig. Gen. Evan Pettus, left, shakes hands with Col. Joshua DeMotts, right, as DeMotts assumes command of the 99th Air Base Wing at a ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Monday, June 6, 2022. Col. Todd Dyer, the previous commander, was sick and unable to perform the ceremony so Pettus replaced him. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

Chief Master Sgt. Jodi Snyder looks on as Brig. Gen. Evan Pettus, left, hands the wing guide-on flag for the 99th Air Base Wing to Col. Joshua DeMotts as he assumes command of the 99th Air Base Wing at a ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Monday, June 6, 2022. Col. Todd Dyer, the previous commander, was sick and unable to perform the ceremony so Pettus replaced him. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

Brig. Gen. Evan Pettus, left, hands the wing guide-on flag for the 99th Air Base Wing to Col. Joshua DeMotts, right, as he assumes command of the 99th Air Base Wing at a ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Monday, June 6, 2022. Col. Todd Dyer, the previous commander, was sick and unable to perform the ceremony so Pettus replaced him. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

The Air Force honor guard on stage at an assumption of command ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Monday, June 6, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

Col. Joshua DeMotts addresses the audience at an assumption of command ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Monday, June 6, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

Col. Joshua DeMotts addresses the audience at a ceremony after he took command of the 99th Air Base Wing at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Monday, June 6, 2022. Col. Todd Dyer, the previous commander, was sick and unable to perform the ceremony so Pettus replaced him. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

Col. Joshua DeMotts addresses the audience at a ceremony after he took command of the 99th Air Base Wing at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Monday, June 6, 2022. Col. Todd Dyer, the previous commander, was sick and unable to perform the ceremony so Pettus replaced him. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

Technical Sgt. Kyle Carnegie sings the national anthem at an assumption of command ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Monday, June 6, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

Brig. Gen. Evan Pettus, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center Vice Commander, addresses the audience at an assumption of command ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Monday, June 6, 2022. Col. Joshua DeMotts assumed command of the 99th Air Base Wing. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

The audience at an assumption of command ceremony, where Col. Joshua DemMotts will assume command of the 99th Air Base Wing, at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Monday, June 6, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

The audience at an assumption of command ceremony, where Col. Joshua DemMotts will assume command of the 99th Air Base Wing, at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Monday, June 6, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

Col. Joshua DeMotts greets supporters alongside his wife Patty DeMotts after he took command of the 99th Air Base Wing at a ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Monday, June 6, 2022. Col. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

The Air Force honor guard waits to enter the state for an assumption of command ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Monday, June 6, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae