Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz; Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, the European Command and Supreme Allied Commander in Europe; Gen. Roger A. Brady, the outgoing U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander; and Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, the incoming U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, present arms during the posting of the colors and playing of the national anthems to begin a change of command ceremony Dec. 13, 2010, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. General Brady relinquished command of USAFE during the 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 world which included 51 countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Caleb Pierce)