18th AF commander flies with 9th AS Pelicans

Maj. Gen. Thad Bibb, 18th Air Force commander, poses for a photo with Airmen from the 9th Airlift Squadron and 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 16, 2021. During his tour, Bibb, who commanded the 9th AS from 2006-2009, is a command pilot with more than 5,000 hours in seven different aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

18th AF commander flies with 9th AS Pelicans

Maj. Gen. Thad Bibb, 18th Air Force commander, flies on a C-5M Super Galaxy during a local training flight over the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 16, 2021. During his tour, Bibb, who commanded the 9th Airlift Squadron from 2006-2009, is a command pilot with more than 5,000 hours in seven different aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

18th AF commander flies with 9th AS Pelicans

Maj. Gen. Thad Bibb, left, 18th Air Force commander, and Capt. Joel Starkey, 9th Airlift Squadron pilot, prepare a C-5M Super Galaxy for aerial refueling from a KC-46 Pegasus, assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire National Guard, during a local training flight over the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 16, 2021. During his tour, Bibb, who commanded the 9th AS from 2006-2009, is a command pilot with more than 5,000 hours in seven different aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

18th AF commander flies with 9th AS Pelicans

Maj. Gen. Thad Bibb, 18th Air Force commander, taxis a C-5M Super Galaxy before a local training flight at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 16, 2021. During his tour, Bibb, who commanded the 9th Airlift Squadron from 2006-2009, is a command pilot with more than 5,000 hours in seven different aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

18th AF commander flies with 9th AS Pelicans

Maj. Gen. Thad Bibb, 18th Air Force commander, boards a C-5M Super Galaxy before a local training flight at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 16, 2021. During his tour, Bibb, who commanded the 9th Airlift Squadron from 2006-2009, is a command pilot with more than 5,000 hours in seven different aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

18th AF commander flies with 9th AS Pelicans

Maj. Gen. Thad Bibb, 18th Air Force commander, attends a pre-flight briefing prior to a C-5M Super Galaxy training mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 16, 2021. During his tour, Bibb, who commanded the 9th Airlift Squadron from 2006-2009, is a command pilot with more than 5,000 hours in seven different aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

18th AF commander flies with 9th AS Pelicans

Published Nov. 18, 2021
By Senior Airman Faith Schaefer
436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. --