12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Change of Command
Gen. John Kelly, United States Southern Command Commander, administers the oath of office to Lt. Gen. Chris Nowland, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) incoming commander, at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., Dec. 19, 2014. Nowland comes to Tucson from his previous assignment as the Chief of Staff, Headquarters United States Southern Command, where he was responsible for successfully integrating and synchronizing the efforts of nine directorates and 16 special staff offices in support of the Combatant Commander's Theater Campaign Plan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Grant/Released)