8th MDG hosts re-designation ceremony
Presiding officer, Col. Marilyn “Hawk” Thomas, 8th Medical Group commander (left), retired the old guidon as Lt. Col. Claudia “Bones” Eid, former 8th Medical Operations Squadron commander, unveiled a new guidon during a re-designation ceremony on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 30, 2020. The 8th MDOS, activated Sept. 30, 1994, was renamed the 8th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, or 8th OMRS, in an effort to align with an Air Force initiative based off of a concept established at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristin High)