Lt. Gen. Kirk Pierce takes command of st Air Force and Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region.

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Lt. Gen. Kirk Pierce takes command of st Air Force and Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, speaks during a virtual change of command ceremony July 29, 2020, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The ceremony saw command of 1st Air Force transfer from Lt. Gen. Marc Sasseville to Lt. Gen. Kirk Pierce. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Clayton Lenhardt)

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Tags: 1st Air Force, First Air Force, NORAD, AFNORTH, CONR, Change of Command, AIr Forces Northern

Photo by: Maj. Andrew Scott | VIRIN: 200729-F-BS505-1011.JPG

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