Change of command
U.S. African Command Commander Army Gen. William E. "Kip" Ward (left) bestows the Seventeenth Air Force guidon to its new commander, Air Force Maj. Gen. Ronald R. Ladnier, in a Sept. 18 assumption of command ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Seventeenth Air Force, which officially activates Oct. 1, will serve as the air component for U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston)(Released)