Here’s what we know about the new base commander:
1. Sherman is an Air Force Academy graduate and is now serving as the detachment commander at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
2. Sherman said his first goal is "to learn as much as I can and really get an appreciation for the base and the community that supports the base and then from there we start looking at what are the strategic goals that outline that."
3. The new commander is a jump master and senior parachutist and has had held key leadership posts throughout the Air Force. He's also a graduate of the Naval Post Graduate School in California and the National War College in Washington, D.C. The Corona, California native is married to his wife, Laurie.
4. His thoughts on leadership: "I think one of the fundamental components that I believe in is that leadership is service and you are serving the people that you have been entrusted with. So I think there's a great responsibility that comes along with that and I need to respect that responsibility."
5. He has an extensive background in leading security forces and the security of military installations, serving in key positions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates. He was also chief of the AFIMSC protective services division in San Antonio, Texas.
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