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Lt. Gen. Kelly pins Fourth Star

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, incoming commander of Air Combat Command, speaks during his promotion ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 28, 2020. Kelly spoke of what it takes to do the mission that ACC encompasses and the 94,000 of the best sons and daughters that the nation has ever produced. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
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ACC enlisted induct Gen. Holmes into Order of the Sword

U.S. Air Force enlisted Airmen from the Air Combat Command staff pose for a photograph with U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of ACC, after an Order of the Sword ceremony at the Riverview Event Center on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 26, 2020. Induction into the Order of the Sword is an honor reserved for officers who have provided outstanding support to enlisted members and honored as a “leader among leaders and an Airman among Airmen.” Each command has an Order of the Sword program and develops their own selection and induction procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zoie Cox)
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ACC enlisted induct Gen. Holmes into Order of the Sword

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 633rd Air Base Wing Honor Guard present the ceremonial sword during an Order of the Sword presentation ceremony at the Riverview Event Center on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 26, 2020. The Order of the Sword is the highest honor and tribute enlisted Airmen can bestow upon a commissioned officer. It is patterned after two orders of chivalry founded during the Middle Ages in Europe and still in existence today - the Royal Order of the Sword and the Swedish Military Order of the Sword. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Wilson)
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ACC enlisted induct Gen. Holmes into Order of the Sword

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Wade, command chief of Air Combat Command, gives a speech to explain why U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of ACC, was selected as an Order of the Sword recipient during an Order of the Sword presentation ceremony at the Riverview Event Center on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 26, 2020. The U.S. Air Force echoes the long-standing honor of chivalry and respect founded in the Middle Ages in which NCOs would present a sword to their kings and leaders as the ultimate sign of respect and loyalty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Wilson)
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ACC enlisted induct Gen. Holmes into Order of the Sword

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, gives an acceptance speech during his Order of the Sword presentation ceremony at the Riverview Event Center on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 26, 2020. Holmes, who has commanded ACC since March 2017, is the ninth ACC leader to be inducted into the command's Order of the Sword. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Wilson)
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ACC enlisted induct Gen. Holmes into Order of the Sword

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, is congratulated by Airmen as he walks with his wife, Sara, before being honored during his Order of the Sword Ceremony at the Riverview Event Center on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 26, 2020. To culminate 39 years of Air Force service, Holmes will retire after the ACC Change of Command on Aug. 28, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Wilson)
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Lieutenant General Mark Kelly Promotion ceremony live feed announcement
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General Mike Holmes, commander Air Combat Command, retirement ceremony livestream announcement.
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Air Combat Command Change of Command Ceremony announcement 28 August, 2020.
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Lieutenant General Mark Kelly Promotion Ceremony August 28, 2020 Livestream announcement
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Gen. Holmes Fini-Flight

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, fills out his flight forms, after completing his final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., August 24, 2020. Holmes is a command pilot with more than 4,000 hours, including over 530 combat hours in the F-15A/B/C/D/E, and has also flown the T/AT-38, T-37, and T-1A. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
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Gen. Holmes Fini-Flight

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, and his wife, Sara, pose for a photo after Gen. Holmes’ final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., August 24, 2020. The fini-flight is an Air Force tradition, dating back to World War II that celebrates a pilot’s military career. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
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Gen. Holmes Fini-Flight

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, is kissed his wife, Sara, after completing his final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., August 24, 2020. Holmes’ family, along with members of ACC, came out to celebrate his final flight as an Airman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
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Gen. Holmes Fini-Flight

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, is sprayed by his wife, Sara, after completing his final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., August 24, 2020. Holmes’s family, along with members of ACC, came out to celebrate his final flight as an Airman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
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Gen. Holmes Fini-Flight

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, exits an U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon, after his final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., August 24, 2020. During Holmes’ three-year tour as the ACC commander, he is responsible for organizing, training, equipping and maintaining combat-ready forces for rapid deployment and employment while ensuring strategic air defense forces were ready to meet the challenges of peacetime air sovereignty and wartime defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
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Gen. Holmes Fini-Flight

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, is sprayed by his wife, Sara, after completing his final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., August 24, 2020. Holmes’s family, along with members of ACC, came out to celebrate his final flight as an Airman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)
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Gen. Holmes Fini-Flight

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, taxis through fire trucks’ streams in an U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon during his final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., August 24, 2020. The fini-flight is an Air Force tradition dating back to World War II that celebrates a pilot’s military career. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Chad P. Franks, left, 15th Air Force commander, assumes command of 15th AF, after Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin W. Hedden, 15th AF command chief, unfurls the 15th AF flag, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Aug. 17, 2020. Ninth Air Force (IX) was inactivated and 15th AF was reactivated during a virtual ceremony at Shaw Aug. 20, 2020. Fifteenth Air Force was established in the Mediterranean Theater in 1943 as a strategic Air Force during World War II, transferred to Air Mobility Command in 1992 and was previously inactivated in 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amanda Dick)
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ACC commander accepts Order of the Sword recognition

Enlisted service members from Air Combat Command congratulate U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, after he accepted his invitation for the Order of the Sword recognition July 28, 2020, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. The Order of the Sword symbolizes the level of respect enlisted members bestow upon a leader who has proven to be an effective leader. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Daryl Knee)
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ACC commander accepts Order of the Sword recognition

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Wade, the command chief for Air Combat Command; U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lindsey Jones, the most junior enlisted member on the headquarters ACC staff; and U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of ACC, pose for a photograph with the invitation for the Order of the Sword recognition July 28, 2020, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Holmes will be the ninth ACC commander to earn the honor from the enlisted service members of the command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Daryl Knee)
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