PHOTOS: Taking command

Brig. Gen. Jay Silveria, left, and Col. Christopher Short participate in a Change of Command ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base on Friday. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Brig. Gen. Charles Moore, Jr., right, speaks during a Change of Command Ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, in Las Vegas. Brig. Gen. Charles Moore, Jr. relinquished command of the 57th Wing to Col. Christopher Short. Short will oversee the United States Air Force Weapons School, the 57th Wing’s adversary tactics, operations and maintenance groups, The Thunderbirds air demonstration team and Red Flag and Green Flag exercises. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Brig. Gen. Charles Moore, Jr., left, shakes hands with Col. Christopher Short during a Change of Command Ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, in Las Vegas. Brig. Gen. Charles Moore, Jr. relinquished command of the 57th Wing to Col. Christopher Short. Short will oversee the United States Air Force Weapons School, the 57th Wing’s adversary tactics, operations and maintenance groups, The Thunderbirds air demonstration team and Red Flag and Green Flag exercises. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Brig. Gen. Jay Silveria, left, and Col. Christopher Short, center, participate in a Change of Command Ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, in Las Vegas. Brig. Gen. Charles Moore, Jr., far right, relinquished command of the 57th Wing to Col. Christopher Short. Short will oversee the United States Air Force Weapons School, the 57th Wing’s adversary tactics, operations and maintenance groups, The Thunderbirds air demonstration team and Red Flag and Green Flag exercises. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)