Payne takes command of AFMOA
Lt. Gen. Thomas W. Travis, Surgeon General of the Air Force, addresses attendees at the Air Force Medical Operations Agency change of command ceremony as Brig. Gen. Sean L. Murphy, outgoing AFMOA commander, and Col. Lee A. Payne, incoming AFMOA commander, look on at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Kelly Field Annex Aug. 29, 2014. AFMOA oversees the execution of the Air Force Surgeon General policies supporting Air Force expeditionary capabilities, healthcare operations and national security strategy. Col. Payne will be responsible for leading consultative support of over 43,000 personnel, 75 Medical Treatment Facilities with a $6.1 billion budget. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Johnny Saldivar)