Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell | Air Forces Southern | 09.11.2024
Maj. Gen. David Mineau, right, newly appointed Air Forces Southern commander, greets Lt. Col. David Estrem, Foreign Area Officer, after a Change of Command ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sep. 11, 2024. Mineau assumed command after Maj. Gen. Evan Pettus, who will become the military deputy commander for U.S. Southern Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell | Air Forces Southern | 09.11.2024
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, left, and the Commander of U.S. Southern Command, Gen. Laura Richardson, right, complete a Change of Command and activation ceremony for Air Forces Southern at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sep. 11, 2024. The ceremony marked a significant change in the command as it marked the activation of Air Forces Southern becoming a Service......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell | Air Forces Southern | 09.11.2024
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......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell | Air Forces Southern | 09.11.2024
Maj. Gen. David Mineau, newly-appointed Air Forces Southern commander, speaks during a Change of Command ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sep. 11, 2024. Mineau assumed command after Maj. Gen. Evan Pettus, who will become the military deputy commander for U.S. Southern Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell | Air Forces Southern | 09.11.2024
Maj. Gen. David Mineau, right, accepts a guidon from U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, left, during 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......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell | Air Forces Southern | 09.11.2024
Maj. Gen. Evan Pettus, outgoing Air Forces Southern commander, speaks during a Change of Command ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sep. 11, 2024. Pettus relinquished command to Maj. Gen. David Mineau and will continue his service as the incoming military deputy commander for U.S. Southern Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell | Air Forces Southern | 09.11.2024
Foreign liaison officers from Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Chile attend a Change of Command and activation ceremony for Air Forces Southern at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sep. 11, 2024. The foreign liaison officers serve as direct conduits and integrate into AFSOUTH headquarters to represent their nation’s equities within the U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell | Air Forces Southern | 09.11.2024
Commander of U.S. Southern Command Gen. Laura Richardson speaks during a Change of Command and activation ceremony for Air Forces Southern 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......