Texas native Colonel to take command of 27th Special Operations Wing

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — A Texas native from Copperas Cove, United States Air Force Colonel Robert Johnston, will take command of the 27th Special Operations Wing during a change of command ceremony on July 15, said a press release.

According to the release, Lieutenant General Michael Conley, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command will preside over the ceremony.

The release stated Johnston will take command from Colonel Jeremy Bergin who will move to his next assignment as Chief of Staff for Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field in Florida.

Johnston previously served two assignments at Cannon AFB as the Operations Officer and later commander of the 9th Special Operations Squadron between 2016 and 2020, said the release. Additionally the release said he earned his commission from the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Texas A&M University in 2001 and went on to become a command pilot with more than 4,300 hours flying various aircraft, most recently the MC-130J Commando II.

Johnston’s most recent assignment was commander of the 492nd Special Operations Training Group-Air Commando Development Center in Hurlburt Field.

The ACDC is AFSOC’s focal point for special operations forces operation and professional development, as well as certification, validation, verification for all AFSOC units of action.

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