Images: Longest-serving airman retires after 46-plus years
Photo by Senior Airman Steele Britton
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers celebrated over 46 years of service to the military during a retirement ceremony, Nov. 16, at the Bolling Club, Washington, D.C. Flowers is the longest-serving active duty service member in the Air Force, and the longest-serving active-duty African-American in the long history of the Department of Defense. His enlistment came at the age of 17 when he had his first job as a warehouseman and decades later, finishing his career as the Air Force budget director at the Pentagon. Flowers retirement is effective Jan. 1, 2012, three days after his 64th birthday.
Date Taken:11.16.2011
Date Posted:11.16.2011 16:43
Photo ID:488494
VIRIN:111116-F-OR567-066
Location:WASHINGTON, DC, US
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