Col. Roman Hund ~ Retiring from Active Service in the US Air Force

Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans’ Services Francisco Urena at the USS Constitution Museum with Col. Raymond Hund and his family, along with a member of the Tuskeegee Airmen at Col. Hund’s retirement ceremony – Courtesy image(c) 2018 all rights reserved

Compiled by The Bedford Citizen

In a ceremony aboard the USS Constitution, Col. Roman Hund retired from active service in the US Air Force on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Commander of the 66th Air Base Group at Hanscom Air Force Base since July 2016, Col. Hund became a familiar face around Bedford over the past two years.

Here’s a sampling of images captured by The Bedford Citizen over the past two years:

Colonel Roman Hund assumed command of the 66th Air Base Wing at Hanscom in 2016 – Image (c) USAF

Bedford Town Manager Richard Reed (left) and Bedford Selectman William Moonan (center) speak with Col. Roman Hund and his wife, Hilary, during the 66th Air Base Group change of command reception at the Minuteman Commons July 26.

Among the dignitaries on the reviewing stand? Representatives from Hanscom Air Force Base, town officials and our State Representative – Image (c) JMcCT, 2016 all rights reserved – Click to view larger image

Col. Hund, Rep. Gordon and Julie Ramsdell of Bedford, 2017

Officers from Hanscom Air Force Base and the Bedford Minuteman Company – Image (c) JMcCT, 2017 all rights reserved – Click to view larger image

Colonel Roman Hund, USAF, speaking at the 2018 dedication of the Hart-Desiato bridge over the Concord River

According to the Hanscom Air Force Base website, Col. Hund entered the Air Force in 1992 with a commission through the University of Minnesota Reserve Officer Training Corps program. His assignments include duty as a flight and squadron commander, chief of maintenance, staff/action officer on joint and major command staffs, and executive officer at the wing and MAJCOM level. As the Chief of Maintenance for the 603rd Air Control Squadron, Col. Hund moved the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron from Baghdad International Airport to Balad Air Base, Iraq, supporting ground-based radar and command and control for the entire Operation Iraqi Freedom area of operation. He later served as Deputy Commander, 332nd Expeditionary Mission Support Group, Balad, Iraq, where he succeeded in implementing the largest Base Operations Support-Integrator transition effort ever taken on by the Air Force in combat.

Best wishes to Col. Hund and his family as they move into the private sector.