An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter sits ready for action while on static display during the Air Force Chief of Staff transition ceremony on Aug. 10, 2012 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. During the ceremony, Gen. Norton Schwartz retired from active duty and passed on the duty of Air Force Chief of Staff to Gen. Mark A. Welsh III.

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An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter sits ready for action while on static display during the Air Force Chief of Staff transition ceremony on Aug. 10, 2012 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. During the ceremony, Gen. Norton Schwartz retired from active duty and passed on the duty of Air Force Chief of Staff to Gen. Mark A. Welsh III.

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