At the change of command ceremony for Air Forces Southern on Sept. 11, the traditional passing of the guidon to new boss Maj. Gen. David A. Mineau looked a little different from past events—it was Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin handing over the ...
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The Air Force has six Institutional Commands focused on the recruit, train, and equip function of the department, and 10 Service Component Commands focused on meeting the needs of the nation’s joint Combatant Commands.
An A-10 “Warthog” landed in South America for the first time ever recently, as Air Forces Southern leads one of the largest exercises under U.S. Southern Command. Resolute Sentinel 23, the third edition of the training exercise in SOUTHCOM, involves roughly 1,000 personnel from the Air ...
