Desert Lightning News - Davis Monthan U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Justin Hoffman, left, Air Force Special Operations Command deputy commander, and Col. Brett Cassidy, right, 11th Air Task Force commander, depart the 11th ATF activation and assumption of command ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 8, 2024. The 11th ATF will serve as one of six of the Air Force’s units of action available to meet global combatant command requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jasmyne Bridgers-Matos) U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Justin Hoffman, left, Air Force Special Operations Command deputy commander, and Col. Brett Cassidy, right, 11th Air Task Force commander, depart the 11th ATF activation and assumption of command ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 8, 2024. The 11th ATF will serve as one of six of the Air Force’s units of action available to meet global combatant command requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jasmyne Bridgers-Matos)

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