General Ralph E. Eberhart (center) hugs Secretary of the Air Force James G Roche (left) after Eberhart gave up command of the Air Force Space Command at a change of command ceremony at Peterson AFB on 4/19/02. In background is Undersecretary of the Air Force Peter B . Teets. Jay Janner/The Gazette
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By Ray Bowden, U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs / Published May 27, 2021
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - A new commandant of cadets took command of the cadet wing in a change of command ceremony at the Air Force Academy, May 27.
Brigadier Gen. Paul Moga, a 1995 graduate of the Academy and a command pilot with more than 2,600 flying hours in the F-15C, F-22 and F-35A, took command of the cadet wing from Maj. Gen. Michelle Edmondson, who is slated to command the 2nd Air Force at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.
As commandant, Moga will lead more than 4,000 cadets and 200 Air Force and civilian personnel; and will guide military, leadership and character development, basic cadet training and expeditionary skills training for the Air Force Cadet Wing; and provides facilities and logistical support.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks after arriving on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on Thursday at sea. Austin told sailors that he hopes to avoid long ship deployments like the more than 10 months they just spent at sea as he wrestles with security threats from China in the Pacific and Iran in the Middle East.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks after arriving on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on Thursday at sea. Austin told sailors that he hopes to avoid long ship deployments like the more than 10 months they just spent at sea as he wrestles with security threats from China in the Pacific and Iran in the Middle East.