Gen. Mark A. Welsh III speaks to those in attendance after accepting command of U.S. Air Forces in Europe during a change of command ceremony Dec. 13, 2010, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Gen. Roger A. Brady relinquished command of USAFE during the ceremony after providing command and control for air, space and missile defense for activities in an area of operations covering almost one-fifth of the world which included 51 countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Caleb Pierce)