85th EIS welcomes new commander
From left, Kent Massey, Maj. Jeffrey Gomes, George McNeer and Fred Blache discuss
the 85th Engineering Installation Squadron’s storage area for lab and test equipment
in Maltby Hall during an Aug. 9 familiarization tour. Gomes has commanded the
squadron since July 28 and Massey, McNeer and Blache are some of his civilian
employees. Gomes came to Keesler from Newport, R.I., where he earned his master’s
degree in national security and strategic studies at the College of Naval Command and Staff. He was an Air Force director fellow for the Chief of Naval Operations strategic studies group at the Naval War College. Lt. Col. Lonnie Hammack, who led the 85th EIS for two years, is now assigned to Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)