Lt. Gen. Kirk Pierce takes command of st Air Force and Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kirk Pierce assumes command of 1st Air Force during a virtual change of command ceremony July 29, 2020, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. During the ceremony, Pierce also assumed command of Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Clayton Lenhardt)