By 8 AF PA, 8th Air Force & J-GSOC Public Affairs / Published September 05, 2019
Col. Matthew W. McDaniel, right, incoming Standoff Munitions Application Center commander, receives the guidon from Maj. Gen. James C. Dawkins Jr., left, 8th Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, during an assumption of command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, August 9, 2019. SMAC is a mission planning cell within the J-GSOC that focuses on standoff weapons routing. The unit was activated Aug. 24, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman)
Maj. Gen. James C. Dawkins Jr., left, 8th Air Force and J-GSOC commander, and Col. Matthew W. McDaniel, right, Standoff Munitions Application Center commander, stand at attention during an assumption of command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, August 9, 2019. The SMAC is an integrated initiative in charge of building up standoff weapon capabilities across the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman)
Maj. Gen. James C. Dawkins Jr., left, 8th Air Force and J-GSOC commander, and Col. Matthew W. McDaniel, right, Standoff Munitions Application Center commander, shake hands during an assumption of command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, August 9, 2019. The SMAC is a planning cell designed to bring together the operational planning elements for standoff weapons from the Air Force, Navy, and other services, in order to help better coordinate bomber-launched cruise missiles and air-launched jammers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman)
Col. Matthew W. McDaniel, Standoff Munitions Applications Center commander, addresses the crowd during an assumption of command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, August 9, 2019. The SMAC is a new planning cell in charge of coordinating standoff weapon assets across the Department of Defense. The unit was activated and began operations as an independent organization realigned under the newly formed Joint-Global Strike Operations Center Aug. 24, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman)