Maj. Gen. Evan Pettus, outgoing Air Forces Southern commander, right, shakes hands with Maj. Gen. David Mineau, center, newly-appointed AFSOUTH commander after completing a Change of Command ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sep. 11, 2024. At the direction of the Secretary of the Air Force, Air Forces Southern was elevated to a Service Component Command. The Air Force is organizing its major commands, or MAJCOMs, into Institutional Commands, responsible for organizing, training, and equipping Airmen, and Service Component Commands, responsible for preparing Airmen for warfighting in a combatant command’s area of responsibility. The changes are part of the Department of the Air Force’s Great Power Competition initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)
Date Taken: | 09.11.2024 |
Date Posted: | 09.13.2024 13:02 |
Photo ID: | 8640600 |
VIRIN: | 240911-F-AN818-1257 |
Resolution: | 8389x5592 |
Size: | 32.1 MB |
Location: | TUCSON, ARIZONA, US |
Web Views: | 21 |
Downloads: | 2 |
This work, Air Forces Southern welcomes new commander, activates to Service Component Command [Image 11 of 11], by TSgt Rachel Maxwell, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.