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5th AF Flagship Transfer

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- First Lt. Jonathan Cichowski, 13th Fighter Squadron pilot, salutes Lt. Gen. Bruce Wright, former 5th Air Force commander, as he assumes control of the former 5th AF flagship from General Wright at Yokota Air Base Feb. 25. The new 5th AF flagship is a C-130. (U.S. Air Force photo by Col. Eric Schnaible)

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5th AF Flagship Transfer

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 5th Air Force flagship transferred from the F-16 Fighting Falcon (left) to the C-130 (right) during a ceremony at Yokota Air Base Feb. 25. Lt. Gen. Edward Rice Jr. assumed command of the 5th AF from Lt. Gen. Bruce Wright in a separate ceremony that same day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Col. Eric Schnaible)

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5th Air Force flagship transfers to C-130

Published March 3, 2008