Maj. Gen. Chad P. Franks took command of 9th Air Force and Maj. Gen. Craig D. Wills took the reins of 19th Air Force in separate change of command ceremonies June 13. Franks assumed command from Maj. Gen. Scott J. Zobrist, who is retiring after more than 30 years in uniform, during a ceremony at Shaw AFB, S.C. Franks previously served as the deputy commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and as the vice commander of 14th Air Force.
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