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- [Narrator] From the studios of Langley Air Force Base,

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you're watching ACC News Now.

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- [Katie] Air Combat Command Airmen welcomed a new leader

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^during a change of command ceremony

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^at Langley Air Force Base.

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^General Mike Holmes assumed command from outgoing commander,

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General Hawk Carlisle.

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General Carlisle thanked the airmen of ACC

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for their hard work during his tenure.

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- As I stand before you today

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and I look back at my time at ACC,

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I have tremendous pride in everything

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that Air Combat Command has accomplished

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over the time I've been in command.

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^From our in garrison combat operations,

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^to our forward stationed airmen,

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^to our units that are continuously deployed

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supporting combatant commanders around the globe.

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- [Katie] Air Force Chief of Staff, General David Goldfein,

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presided over the ceremony,

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and remarked on ACC's accomplishments.

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- There has never been a more important time

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to serve in uniform,

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^and you truly represent the greatest treasure

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^in our nation's arsenal,

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and I'm honored to serve with you

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as your 21st Chief of Staff.

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- [Katie] Before the change of command,

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General Holmes received his fourth star

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in a promotion ceremony at Langley.

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He comes to ACC from his previous position

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as the Deputy Chief of Staff

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for Strategic Plans and Requirements for the Air Force

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at the Pentagon.

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His first order of business was speaking to his airmen

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about his plans for the future.

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- Our success and survival as a nation is not guaranteed,

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^it depends on all Americans to uphold our ideals,

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^and make our union more perfect.

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^But it certainly depends on the capabilities you bring

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as part of a joint team.

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- [Katie] The airmen of ACC welcomed General Holmes

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to his position with demonstrations of drill and ceremony,

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and paid tribute to General Carlisle

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after nearly 39 years of service.

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General Carlisle's retirement ceremony

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concluded a full day of events.

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Staff Sergeant Katie Maricle,

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Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.