ACC Welcomes Gen. Adrian Spain as New Commander

JBLE’s Air Combat Command Holds Change of Command Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Gen. Adrian L. Spain salutes after assuming command of Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base Aug. 11. Spain arrives at ACC after serving as the deputy chief of staff for operations at the Pentagon, where he led the development and implementation of policy directly supporting global operations, force management, training and readiness for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Madeline Herzog) JOINT BASE LANGLEY-…

Spain Takes Over 'Heart and Soul of Our Air Force' at ACC

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va.—Air Combat Command, which oversees most of the Air Force’s combat aircraft fleet, has a new boss in Gen. Adrian L. Spain, who succeeded Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach in a ceremony here Aug. 11.  The change at one of the service’s core institutional commands comes at a significant time for the Air Force, which is adapting its strategies, doctrine, deployment models, and aircraft to confront China’s growing might and a r…

ACC Welcomes Gen. Adrian Spain as New Commander

Air Combat Command hosted a change of command ceremony, Aug. 11, welcoming Gen. Adrian Spain as the new commander of ACC and bidding farewell to Gen. Ken Wilsbach.