Lt. Gen. Kirk Pierce takes command of st Air Force and Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region.
Mr. Dale Marks, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region – First Air Force (Air Forces Northern) deputy chief of staff, narrates a virtual change of command ceremony July 29, 2020, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Officiated by U.S. Air Force General Terrance O’Shaughnessy, commander, NORAD and United States Northern Command, and U.S. Air Force General Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, the ceremony saw command of CONR-1AF (AFNORTH) transfer from U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Marc Sasseville to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kirk Pierce. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Lt. Col. Karen Roganov)