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Gen. Mark Kelly takes command of ACC

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., returns a salute to Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, as Gen. Mike Holmes, former commander of ACC, stands at attention during ACC's change of command ceremony at the 27th Fighter Squadron hangar on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 28, 2020. Kelly entered the Air Force in 1986, receiving his commission from the Air Force ROTC program at Southwest Texas State University and is also a command pilot with more than 6,000 flying hours, including over 800 combat hours in fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ericha Fitzgerald)
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Gen. Mark Kelly takes command of ACC

Airmen from the 633rd Air Base Wing Honor Guard present the colors, as Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., rear left, Gen. Mike Holmes, former commander of Air Combat Command, and Gen. Mark Kelly, the new commander of ACC, salute during the national anthem during ACC�s change of command ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 28, 2020. Kelly entered the Air Force in 1986, receiving his commission from the Air Force ROTC program at Southwest Texas State University and is also a command pilot with more than 6,000 flying hours, including over 800 combat hours in fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ericha Fitzgerald)
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Gen. Mark Kelly takes command of ACC

Gen. Mark Kelly, the new commander of Air Combat Command, speaks during ACC�s change of command ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 28, 2020. Kelly took command from Gen. Mike Holmes, who retired after 39 years of service in the Air Force. (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 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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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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ACC commander accepts Order of the Sword recognition

A participant records the invitation to the Order of the Sword for U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, July 28, 2020, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Wade, the command chief for ACC, explains the importance of the honor to Holmes, who will formally accept the recognition in late August. (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, explains to U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of ACC, why the enlisted corps of ACC chose Holmes as the ninth recipient of the Order of the Sword for ACC on July 28, 2020, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. The honor recognizes a leader as a champion of enlisted issues. (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 Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, is surprised July 28, 2020, by enlisted members of ACC with an invitation to receive the Order of the Sword recognition at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Holmes was delivering remarks and answering questions from a virtual NCO development course when a participant asked if he would accept the honor. (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 Senior Airman Lindsey Jones, a junior enlisted member on the Air Combat Command headquarters staff, holds the invitation for the Order of the Sword presentation for U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of ACC, July 28, 2020, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. The invitation allows Holmes the opportunity to choose the time and place when the enlisted service members of ACC can formally conduct the official ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Daryl Knee)
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ACC commander accepts Order of the Sword recognition

This Order of the Sword display is in the headquarters of Air Combat Command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, July 28, 2020. The recognition is the highest honor the Air Force enlisted corps can bestow upon a leader, and it recognizes the recipient as an “Airman among Airmen.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Daryl Knee)
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Air Force integrates missions, strengthens information warfare capabilities

Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh (right) assumes command of Sixteenth Air Force from Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, during the Sixteenth Air Force Assumption of Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 11, 2019. Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Air Forces were inactivated during the ceremony to integrate into the new information warfare Numbered Air Force. Sixteenth Air Force is responsible for providing IW capabilities to combatant commanders with the speed to match today’s technological environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. R.J. Biermann)
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Air Force integrates missions, strengthens information warfare capabilities

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein provides opening remarks for the Sixteenth Air Force Assumption of Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 11, 2019. Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Air Forces were inactivated during the ceremony to integrate into the new information warfare Numbered Air Force. Sixteenth Air Force is responsible for providing IW capabilities to combatant commanders with the speed to match today’s technological environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. R.J. Biermann)
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Air Force integrates missions, strengthens information warfare capabilities

Maj. Gen. Robert Skinner (right) relinquishes command of Twenty-Fourth Air Force to Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, during the Sixteenth Air Force Assumption of Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 11, 2019. Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Air Forces were inactivated during the ceremony to integrate into the new information warfare Numbered Air Force. Sixteenth Air Force is responsible for providing IW capabilities to combatant commanders with the speed to match today’s technological environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. R.J. Biermann)
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Air Force integrates missions, strengthens information warfare capabilities

The Twenty-Fifth Air Force flag is furled to signify its inactivation, as Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, and Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, Twenty-Fifth Air Force commander, look on during the Sixteenth Air Force Assumption of Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 11, 2019. Twenty-Fourth Air Force was also inactivated during the ceremony to integrate into the new information warfare Numbered Air Force. Sixteenth Air Force is responsible for providing IW capabilities to combatant commanders with the speed to match today’s technological environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. R.J. Biermann)
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