F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. -- U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Colin Connor assumed command of 20th Air Force from U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser, and Chief Master Sgt. Jeffery Sipos assumed responsibility from Chief Master Sgt. Nicholas Taylor during a change of command and change of responsibility ceremony on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, July 10, 2026.
As the 20th AF command team, Connor and Sipos will be responsible for more than 12,000 Airmen providing nuclear global strike and nuclear weapons force projection for the U.S. Air Force. During his remarks, Connor emphasized his three priorities: Airmen, Lethality, and Modernization.
“We are building the future today,” said Connor. “Airmen, you are a part of history as we field our new ICBM. We will transition to the next weapon system without dropping our guard and while providing deterrence around the clock.”
Connor earned his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in 1995 and has extensive experience in missile operations. He has served as an intercontinental ballistic missile combat crew commander, instructor, evaluator and flight commander. He also served on staff at Headquarters 8th Air Force and Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command.
Prior to taking command of 20th AF, Connor served as the Director of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Modernization, Site Activation Task Force, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. He was responsible for overseeing and coordinating the activities of the Air Force in support of the deployment of the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM weapon system and preparing for the retirement of the LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM weapon system.
U.S. Air Force Gen. S.L. Davis, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, officiated both the change of command and change of responsibility ceremonies.
“This command has a no fail mission with nearly 1,000 Airmen deployed across our three missile complexes every single day,” said Davis. “It is an enormous responsibility leading and caring for 12,000 Airmen, civilians and their families and operating, supporting, maintaining, and securing an entire leg of the nation’s nuclear triad.”
Connor took command from Huser, who served as the 20th AF commander from January 2024 to July 2026.
“I could not have asked for a better group of leaders to work with,” said Huser. “And to the men and women across all of 20th AF, thank you for sustaining, defending, operating and supporting our beloved Minuteman III.”
During the ceremony, 20th AF also welcomed a new command chief. Sipos has held a variety of leadership positions at the squadron, group and wing levels for the civil engineer and combat communications career fields. Prior to assuming responsibility of 20th AF, Sipos served as the command chief of the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
Sipos assumed responsibility from Taylor, who served as the 20th AF command chief from May 2024 to July 2026.