Col. Zachary Warakomski took command of the Peterson-Schriever Garrison, filling in as the landlord for three Pikes Peak region military bases, from Col. James Smith during ceremony Monday at Peterson Air Force Base.
The garrison command consists of the behind-the-scenes jobs that support troops in space operations, intelligence gathering and cyber missions. Warakomski's unit will support troops at Peterson, Schriever and Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, Thule Air Base more than 700 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Greenland, New Boston Air Force Station in New Hampshire and Kaena Point Space Force Station in Hawaii.
Warakomski, a 1998 Air Force Academy graduate, is returning to Colorado Springs after prior assignments at both Peterson and Schriever Air Force bases. He most recently served as the 375th Communications Group commander at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.