MC-130 Commando aircraft fly over the U.S. Air Force Academy Assumption of Command ceremony held at the Academy, Colo., Aug. 2, 2024. Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, previously U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command’s top general and a command pilot with thousands of hours in the MC-130, became the 22nd Academy superintendent during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)

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