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7th Air Force

7th Air Force bids farewell to Commander’s Mobilization Assistant

Members of the Osan Honor Guard present the colors during the retirement ceremony of Maj. Gen. Daniel Heires, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, 7th Air Force, right, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 15, 2024. General Heires retires with more than 37 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, having commissioned in 1986 through the University of Arizona’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

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7th Air Force bids farewell to Commander’s Mobilization Assistant

Attendees applaud during the retirement ceremony of Maj. Gen. Daniel Heires, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, Seventh Air Force, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 15, 2024. General Heires retires with more than 37 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, having commissioned in 1986 through the University of Arizona’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

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7th Air Force bids farewell to Commander’s Mobilization Assistant

Maj. Gen. Erich Novak, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, left, delivers remarks during the retirement ceremony of Maj. Gen. Daniel Heires, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, 7th Air Force, right, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 15, 2024. General Heires retires with more than 37 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, having commissioned in 1986 through the University of Arizona’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

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7th Air Force bids farewell to Commander’s Mobilization Assistant

Maj. Gen. Erich Novak, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, left, presents the Distinguished Service Medal to Maj. Gen. Daniel Heires, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, 7th Air Force, right, during General Heires’ retirement ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 15, 2024. General Heires retires with more than 37 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, having commissioned in 1986 through the University of Arizona’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

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7th Air Force bids farewell to Commander’s Mobilization Assistant

Maj. Gen. Erich Novak, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, left, presents the Distinguished Service Medal to Maj. Gen. Daniel Heires, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, 7th Air Force, right, during General Heires’ retirement ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 15, 2024. General Heires retires with more than 37 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, having commissioned in 1986 through the University of Arizona’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

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7th Air Force bids farewell to Commander’s Mobilization Assistant

Maj. Gen. Erich Novak, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, left, shakes hands with Maj. Gen. Daniel Heires, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, 7th Air Force, right, after presenting the Distinguished Service Medal during General Heires’ retirement ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 15, 2024. General Heires retires with more than 37 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, having commissioned in 1986 through the University of Arizona’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

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7th Air Force bids farewell to Commander’s Mobilization Assistant

Maj. Gen. Erich Novak, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, left, presents the certificate of retirement to Maj. Gen. Daniel Heires, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, 7th Air Force, right, during General Heires’ retirement ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 15, 2024. General Heires retires with more than 37 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, having commissioned in 1986 through the University of Arizona’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

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7th Air Force bids farewell to Commander’s Mobilization Assistant

Maj. Gen. Daniel Heires, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, 7th Air Force, right, celebrates with his with wife, Beth Heires, and son, Cole Heires, during General Heires’ retirement ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 15, 2024. General Heires retires with more than 37 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, having commissioned in 1986 through the University of Arizona’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

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7th Air Force bids farewell to Commander’s Mobilization Assistant

Maj. Gen. Erich Novak, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, left, presents a certificate of appreciation to Beth Heires, wife of Maj. Gen. Daniel Heires, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, 7th Air Force, right, during General Heires’ retirement ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 15, 2024. General Heires retires with more than 37 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, having commissioned in 1986 through the University of Arizona’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

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7th Air Force bids farewell to Commander’s Mobilization Assistant

Members of the Osan Honor Guard fold a U.S. flag during the retirement ceremony of Maj. Gen. Daniel Heires, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, 7th Air Force, right, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 15, 2024. General Heires retires with more than 37 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, having commissioned in 1986 through the University of Arizona’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

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7th Air Force bids farewell to Commander’s Mobilization Assistant

Osan Honor Guard member Airman 1st Class Eryk Martin, 51st Operations Support Squadron, presents a U.S. flag to Maj. Gen. Daniel Heires, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, 7th Air Force, right, during General Heires’ retirement ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 15, 2024. General Heires retires with more than 37 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, having commissioned in 1986 through the University of Arizona’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

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7th Air Force bids farewell to Commander’s Mobilization Assistant

Lt. Gen. David Iverson, Commander, 7th Air Force, left, presents a shadow box to Maj. Gen. Daniel Heires, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, 7th AF, right, during General Heires’ retirement ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 15, 2024. General Heires retires with more than 37 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, having commissioned in 1986 through the University of Arizona’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

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7th Air Force bids farewell to Commander’s Mobilization Assistant

Attendees applaud during the retirement ceremony of Maj. Gen. Daniel Heires, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, Seventh Air Force, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 15, 2024. General Heires retires with more than 37 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, having commissioned in 1986 through the University of Arizona’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

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7th Air Force bids farewell to Commander’s Mobilization Assistant

Published March 19, 2024
By Master Sgt. Eric Burks
7th Air Force Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Members of the Osan Honor Guard present the colors during the retirement ceremony of Maj. Gen. Daniel Heires, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, 7th Air Force, right, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 15, 2024. General Heires retires with more than 37 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, having commissioned in 1986 through the University of Arizona’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)