Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III awards the Distinguished Service Medal to Lt. Gen. Jim Kowalski during the Air Force Global Strike Command change of command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 23, 2013. Kowalski has been an integral part of AFGSC since the command's beginning. During his farewell address, he praised the Global Strike Airmen for their hard work and dedication, including improving readiness by 37%; reducing outstanding security objectives by nearly 50%; winning the General Creech award for the best aircraft maintenance of any Air Force major command; standing up the command's first ever 24/7 tactical response force; pushing ICBM on-alert levels to their highest numbers since 2011; and leading U.S. Strategic Command's first-ever combat action during Operation Odyssey Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
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