U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Chad Franks, Ninth Air Force commander, speaks during the 495th Fighter Group (FG) Assumption of Command ceremony, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 23, 2020. . The 495th FG is one of two direct reporting units under Ninth AF. The group was reactivated March 8, 2013, at Shaw AFB as a conduit between active-duty Airmen and their guard and reserve counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Megan Floyd)