Maj. Gen. James Dawkins Jr., the Eighth Air Force commander, speaks to members of the 509th Maintenance Group from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, on August 27, 2019, at RAF Fairford, England. Dawkins visited members of Team Whiteman, who along with along strategic partners, have deployed as part of a Bomber Task Force to the European Command area of operations to conduct theater integration and flying training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)