1 00:00:02,837 --> 00:00:04,924 - [Narrator] From the studios of Langley Air Force Base, 2 00:00:04,924 --> 00:00:07,341 you're watching ACC News Now. 3 00:00:07,837 --> 00:00:10,049 - [Katie] Air Combat Command Airmen welcomed a new leader 4 00:00:10,049 --> 00:00:11,924 ^during a change of command ceremony 5 00:00:11,924 --> 00:00:13,768 ^at Langley Air Force Base. 6 00:00:13,768 --> 00:00:16,720 ^General Mike Holmes assumed command from outgoing commander, 7 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:18,359 General Hawk Carlisle. 8 00:00:18,359 --> 00:00:20,752 General Carlisle thanked the airmen of ACC 9 00:00:20,752 --> 00:00:23,127 for their hard work during his tenure. 10 00:00:23,127 --> 00:00:24,806 - As I stand before you today 11 00:00:24,806 --> 00:00:26,941 and I look back at my time at ACC, 12 00:00:26,941 --> 00:00:29,139 I have tremendous pride in everything 13 00:00:29,139 --> 00:00:31,589 that Air Combat Command has accomplished 14 00:00:31,589 --> 00:00:33,440 over the time I've been in command. 15 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,138 ^From our in garrison combat operations, 16 00:00:36,138 --> 00:00:38,041 ^to our forward stationed airmen, 17 00:00:38,041 --> 00:00:40,098 ^to our units that are continuously deployed 18 00:00:40,098 --> 00:00:42,757 supporting combatant commanders around the globe. 19 00:00:42,757 --> 00:00:44,855 - [Katie] Air Force Chief of Staff, General David Goldfein, 20 00:00:44,855 --> 00:00:46,528 presided over the ceremony, 21 00:00:46,528 --> 00:00:49,302 and remarked on ACC's accomplishments. 22 00:00:49,302 --> 00:00:51,374 - There has never been a more important time 23 00:00:51,374 --> 00:00:53,041 to serve in uniform, 24 00:00:53,715 --> 00:00:57,219 ^and you truly represent the greatest treasure 25 00:00:57,219 --> 00:00:59,219 ^in our nation's arsenal, 26 00:00:59,253 --> 00:01:01,013 and I'm honored to serve with you 27 00:01:01,013 --> 00:01:03,344 as your 21st Chief of Staff. 28 00:01:03,344 --> 00:01:04,551 - [Katie] Before the change of command, 29 00:01:04,551 --> 00:01:06,374 General Holmes received his fourth star 30 00:01:06,374 --> 00:01:08,724 in a promotion ceremony at Langley. 31 00:01:08,724 --> 00:01:10,978 He comes to ACC from his previous position 32 00:01:10,978 --> 00:01:12,880 as the Deputy Chief of Staff 33 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:15,434 for Strategic Plans and Requirements for the Air Force 34 00:01:15,434 --> 00:01:16,767 at the Pentagon. 35 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,307 His first order of business was speaking to his airmen 36 00:01:19,307 --> 00:01:21,757 about his plans for the future. 37 00:01:21,757 --> 00:01:25,924 - Our success and survival as a nation is not guaranteed, 38 00:01:26,192 --> 00:01:29,721 ^it depends on all Americans to uphold our ideals, 39 00:01:29,721 --> 00:01:31,863 ^and make our union more perfect. 40 00:01:31,863 --> 00:01:35,354 ^But it certainly depends on the capabilities you bring 41 00:01:35,354 --> 00:01:37,206 as part of a joint team. 42 00:01:37,206 --> 00:01:39,346 - [Katie] The airmen of ACC welcomed General Holmes 43 00:01:39,346 --> 00:01:42,806 to his position with demonstrations of drill and ceremony, 44 00:01:42,806 --> 00:01:44,572 and paid tribute to General Carlisle 45 00:01:44,572 --> 00:01:47,159 after nearly 39 years of service. 46 00:01:47,159 --> 00:01:49,038 General Carlisle's retirement ceremony 47 00:01:49,038 --> 00:01:51,286 concluded a full day of events. 48 00:01:51,286 --> 00:01:52,772 Staff Sergeant Katie Maricle, 49 00:01:52,772 --> 00:01:55,522 Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.