Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart (center), Nineteenth Air Force commander, receives a mission briefing from Col. Kyle Goldstein (left), 340th Flying Training Group commander, during a visit to the “Avengers” group at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Sept. 8, 2022. Stewart assumed command of the Nineteenth Air Force on Aug. 19, 2022, and oversees top-level instruction and flying operations manning, contracts, logistics and maintenance trends.

(From right to left) Col. Kyle Goldstein, 340th Flying Training Group commander, gives Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart, Nineteenth Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Justin Apticar, Nineteenth Air Force command chief master sergeant, a tour and briefing during their first visit to the “Avengers” group at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Sept. 8, 2022. Both Stewart and Apticar were briefed on the group’s support role and the role each squadron has at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma; Joint Base San Antonio, Texas; Columbus Air Force Base, Ohio; Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas; Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; and the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado.