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Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Air Combat Command commander, delivers opening remarks to a group of senior military leaders, including U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, during the Air Force’s annual Command and Control Summit at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 13, 2025. More than 150 military personnel representing U.S. Combatant Commands and U.S. Air Force Major Commands attended this year’s summit, hosted by ACC, in addition to senior representatives from Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Space Force. (Air Force photograph by Staff Sgt. Jose) Miguel T. Tamondong
Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Air Combat Command commander, delivers opening remarks to a group of senior military leaders, including U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, during the Air Force’s annual Command and Control Summit at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 13, 2025. More than 150 military personnel representing U.S. Combatant Commands and U.S. Air Force Major Commands attended this year’s summit, hosted by ACC, in addition to senior representatives from Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Space Force. (Air Force photograph by Staff Sgt. Jose)

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