USAFE Change of Command
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Gen. Sir Richard Shirreff, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, Gen. Carter F. Ham, U.S. Africa Command commander, to Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, outgoing U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander and Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe sing the Air Force song during the change of command ceremony on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 31, 2012. Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, outgoing USAFE commander, relinquished command during the change of command ceremony after providing command and control for air, space and missile defense for activities in an area of operations covering almost one-fifth of the globe which included 51 countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kendra Alba)