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The pilots, trained at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, have flown roughly 900 close-air support missions since the first turboprops arrived in April 2016.<br\/><br\/> &#8220;There&#8217;s no better leader at this point to take us forward in this mission,&#8221; Gen. John Nicholson, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, said at Tuesday&#8217;s ceremony, according to Stars and Stripes, <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/hecker-assumes-command-of-us-nato-air-forces-in-afghanistan-1.463014#.WO1NkPkrLcc\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/hecker-assumes-command-of-us-nato-air-forces-in-afghanistan-1.463014#.WO1NkPkrLcc\">which first reported the change of command<\/a>.<br\/><br\/>Hecker, a 1989 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, is a command pilot with more than 3,300 flight hours. He has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels. 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