56th Fighter Wing ushers in new era under new commander, reassigned to Air Combat Command

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Travolis Simmons, 19th Air Force commander, left, passes the 56th Fighter Wing guidon to Col. Nicholas Ihde, incoming 56th FW commander, during a change of command and major command reassignment ceremony at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, July 17, 2026. The ceremony marked both Ihde's assumption of command and the wing’s official transition from Air Education and Training Command to Air Combat Command streamlining the training pipeline to produce the world’s greatest fighter pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Albert Morel)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Albert Morel

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640

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