U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David J. Buck assumed command of 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Air Force Space Command and Joint Functional Component Command for Space, U. S. Strategic Command, during a ceremony at the Joint Space Operations Center, here, Aug. 14.
Buck, who was promoted to lieutenant general during a ceremony prior to the change of command, previously served as Vice Commander, AFSPC, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney, commander, USSTRATCOM, and U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander, AFSPC, presided over the ceremony during which U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John W. Raymond relinquished command to Buck.
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