USAF General Dick Hawley, Commander of the Air Combat Command, passed the 8th Air Force Command Colors to Lieutenant General Ronald Marcotte, former Director of Plans and Policy at the US Strategic Command, during the 8th Air Force's Change of Command Ceremony at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. LGEN Marcotte gains Command of the 8th Air Force from LGEN Phil Ford who becomes the Deputy Commander in CHIEF, US Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Nebraska
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Barksdale Air Force Base
State: Louisiana (LA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Orley Tyrell
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
14/08/1998
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