U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Bussiere delivers his acceptance speech to a group of local and state civic leaders and bomber Airmen during the Eighth Air Force change of command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 4, 2016. As the Eighth Air Force commander, Bussiere is responsible for more than 20,000 Airmen and all of the Service's nuclear-capable and conventional bombers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Curtis Beach)