Photo by Senior Airman Xavier Navarro | United States Air Forces Central | 09.01.2018
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, for an in-flight refuel mission over the Euphrates River in Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Sept. 1, 2018. U.S. Air Forces Central Command, in concert with coalition, joint, and interagency partners, delivers decisive air,......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Keith James | United States Air Forces Central | 08.31.2018
Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella Jr., Commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT), speaks to attendees during the AFCENT change of command ceremony at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 30. Guastella entered the Air Force in 1987 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He’s flown the F-16 Fighting Falcon and A-10 Thunderbolt II, served multiple combat tours and instructed at the......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Keith James | United States Air Forces Central | 08.31.2018
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella Jr., Commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT), speaks to attendees at a change of command ceremony at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 30, 2018. Guastella is a command pilot and has accumulated more than 4,000 flying hours, including 1,000 combat hours in the F-16C/D and the A-10C. AFCENT is headquarters at Shaw Air Force Base, South......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Keith James | United States Air Forces Central | 08.31.2018
Mrs. Kathy Harrigian, spouse of Lt. Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, outgoing U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) commander, is presented a gift by a proffer during the AFCENT change of command ceremony at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 30, 2018. Lt. Gen. Harrigian served as the AFCENT Commander and Combined Force Air Component Commander beginning in July 2016, and led U.S. and Coalition air......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Keith James | United States Air Forces Central | 08.30.2018
Chief Master Sgt. Shawn L. Drinkard, Command Chief for U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) holds the organization’s guidon during a change of command ceremony at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 30. As command chief, Drinkard advises the AFCENT commander and staff on matters influencing the health, welfare, morale and effective utilization of assigned and deployed personnel. Drinkard......
Photo by Senior Airman Xavier Navarro | United States Air Forces Central | 08.30.2018
Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella Jr., Commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT), speaks to a member of the media at the AFCENT change of command ceremony at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 30. AFCENT’s priorities are to deliver airpower, develop relationships and defend the region in order to leverage the asymmetric advantages of airpower as part of a joint, coalition, and......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Keith James | United States Air Forces Central | 08.30.2018
U.S. Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) speaks to U.S., host nation, coalition forces and attendees during the U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) change of command ceremony at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 30, 2018. The change of command ceremony is the first in AFCENT's history to occur at the command’s forward headquarters at Al Udeid Air Base,......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Keith James | United States Air Forces Central | 08.30.2018
U.S. Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Lt. Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, outgoing U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) commander, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella Jr., Commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT), walk toward the stage during the AFCENT change of command ceremony at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 30, 2018. This......
