Ninth Air Force (IX flag) was inactivated, 15th Air Force was activated, and U.S. Air Forces Central Command was redesignated as 9th Air Force(9-ball flag)/Air Forces Central during a virtual ceremony, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Aug. 20, 2020 (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Tarelle Walker)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael G. Koscheski took command of Fifteenth Air Force from Maj. Gen. Chad P. Franks during a change of command ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, August 13.
