U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Chad P. Franks, left, 15th Air Force commander, stands at attention as Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin W. Hedden, 15th AF command chief, unfurls the 15th AF flag, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Aug. 17, 2020. Ninth Air Force (IX) was inactivated and 15th AF was reactivated during a virtual ceremony at Shaw Aug. 20, 2020. Fifteenth Air Force commands 13 wings and three direct reporting units that includes more than 45,000 military and civilian Airmen and around 600 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amanda Dick)