Desert Lightning News, Nellis-Creech AFB Edition, July 19, 2019

vol. 3, no. 15 Serving Southern Nevada’s military community, including Nellis, Creech and NTTR July 19, 2019 An Aerotech news And review publicAtion • www.Aerotechnews.com
U.S. Air Force Warfare Center welcomes new commander
by Airman 1st Class Jeremy Wentworth Nellis AFB, Nev.
The Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., community welcomed the new commander of the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Maj. Gen. Charles Corcoran, during an assumption of command ceremony July 12, 2019, in the Thunderbird hangar.
Gen. Mike Holmes, com- mander of the Air Combat Command, presided over the ceremony.
“To the Airmen of the War- fare Center represented by the folks here in this crowd, I want
to tell you to get ready because you’re about to learn more about yourself than maybe you have in the past,” said Holmes. “You’re going to learn how to do more. You’re going to learn how to be more. You’re going to learn how to achieve more. And you’re going to do that because General Corcoran has a unique ability to empower the people he works with and the people who work for him, to inspire them in what they can do, and to help them become the best versions of themselves so they can pass that down to their Airmen.”
Corcoran received his com- mission from the U.S. Air Force
Academy in 1992. He is a gradu- ate of the U.S. Air Force Weap- ons School and a command pilot with more than 3,100 fly- ing hours, which includes 440 combat flying hours. Prior to arriving at Nellis, he served as the director of Operations, Stra- tegic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration at Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
“Ultimately, what we do is provide options for our nation’s leaders and bargaining chips for our nation’s diplomats,” said Corcoran during his first speech to the USAFWC. “So, when our
diplomats are sitting at the no- fail poker table of diplomacy, they always have the biggest stack of chips and the best deck of cards. And that, ladies and gentlemen, prevents adversaries from wanting to mess with us. That preserves peace, and that’s what our job is all about.”
In closing, Corcoran vowed devotion to his new Airmen and the future of the Center.
“I assure you, we will con- tinue to inspire the next genera- tion of Airmen, we will continue work with our sister services, our allies and our industry part- ners to make sure we continue to push the boundaries further
Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Jeremy Wentworth
Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, passes the guidon for the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center to Maj. Gen. Charles Corcoran during an assumption of command ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 12, 2019. As the commander, Corcoran will oversee four wings, two named units and one detachment with more than 11,000 Airmen serving in the 57th Wing, 53rd Wing, 99th Air Base Wing, 505th Command and Control Wing, the Nevada Test and Training Range and the Air Force Joint Test Program Office.
and faster, and we remain the greatest Air Force the world has ever seen,” said Corcoran.
The USAFWC conducts operational testing and tactics development programs as well as advanced training schools, exercises and venues for Amer- ica’s Airmen.
As the commander, Corco- ran will oversee four wings, two named units and one detach- ment with more than 11,000 Airmen serving in the 57th Wing, 53rd Wing, 99th Air Base Wing, 505th Command and Control Wing, the Nevada Test and Training Range and the Air Force Joint Test Pro- gram Office.
The Nellis Air Force Base community welcomed the new commander of the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Maj. Gen. Charles Corcoran, during an assumption of command ceremony in the Thunderbird hangar July 12, 2019. Corcoran comes to Nellis from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, where he served as the director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration.
Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Jeremy Wentworth
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