2nd Weather Group is under new leadership

Col. Hank Chilcoat, 557th Weather Wing commander, receives the 2nd Weather Group guidon from Col. Andrew Frey, outgoing 2d WXG commander, during the 2d WXG change of command ceremony July 1, inside the 557th Weather Wing auditorium, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Frey led over 550 personnel in 6 squadrons and 8 geographically separated units on 3 continents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Charles J. Haymond)

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2nd Weather Group is under new leadership

Col. Hank Chilcoat, 557th Weather Wing commander, presents 2nd Weather Group guidon to Col. David Finlay, 2d WXG commander, during the 2d WXG Change of Command Ceremony inside the 557th Weather Wing auditorium, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Finlay arrives from the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, where he was the chief of the Homeland Defense Division, Joint Staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Charles J. Haymond)

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2nd Weather Group is under new leadership

Published July 2, 2026
By By Charles J. Haymond
55th Wing Public Affairs

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Col. Hank Chilcoat, 557th Weather Wing commander, receives the 2nd Weather Group guidon from Col. Andrew Frey, outgoing 2d WXG commander, during the 2d WXG change of command ceremony July 1, inside the 557th Weather Wing auditorium, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Frey led over 550 personnel in 6 squadrons and 8 geographically separated units on 3 continents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Charles J. Haymond)