The whole nation is looking at us in uniform to do its business. Is there any higher calling than that? US Air Force CHIEF of STAFF General (GEN) John P. Jumper asked of a group of Air STAFF officers and enlisted members gathered in the Pentagon auditorium on September 21, 2001. Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James G. Roche hosted the gathering using the event to introduce the new chief to the Air STAFF. GEN Jumper praised his predecessor GEN Michael E. Ryan for the Air Force's high state of readiness, and he said to Dr. Roche, "I am proud to be a part of this team. We have before us today the greatest Air Force in the world." He added, "Down the road today's airmen are going to look...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: The whole nation is looking at us in uniform to do its business. Is there any higher calling than that? US Air Force CHIEF of STAFF General (GEN) John P. Jumper asked of a group of Air STAFF officers and enlisted members gathered in the Pentagon auditorium on September 21, 2001. Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James G. Roche hosted the gathering using the event to introduce the new chief to the Air STAFF. GEN Jumper praised his predecessor GEN Michael E. Ryan for the Air Force's high state of readiness, and he said to Dr. Roche, "I am proud to be a part of this team. We have before us today the greatest Air Force in the world." He added, "Down the road today's airmen are going to look back at this time with pride." GEN Jumper was referring to the quick and resilient recovery of military personnel after terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon, when hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, on the morning of 11 September 2001, killing thousands.

Base: Pentagon

State: District Of Columbia (DC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
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