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    434th Maintenance Squadron SEL Retires After Nearly 4 Decades of Service [Image 3 of 3]

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    A senior U.S. Air Force enlisted member in dress blues is delivering a speech at a podium inside what appears to be a military hangar. The individual displays numerous service ribbons, medals, and senior enlisted rank insignia consistent with a Chief Master Sergeant. The setting suggests a formal military ceremony, likely a retirement or change of command event.

    INDIANA, UNITED STATES

    08.01.2026

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert 

    434th Air Refueling Wing

    Chief Master Sgt. James Billing, 434th Maintenance Squadron Senior Enlisted Leader, addresses the audience during his retirement ceremony inside a hangar at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, Aug. 4, 2026. Billing retired after 39 years of dedicated military service, which began in 1987 working on F-4 Phantoms II and concluded with nearly three decades of service at Grissom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Alexa Culbert)

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    Date Taken: 08.01.2026
    Date Posted: 08.06.2026 14:34
    Photo ID: 9854524
    VIRIN: 260801-F-DK648-2111
    Resolution: 5293x3529
    Size: 1.64 MB
    Location: INDIANA, US
    Web Views: 26
    Downloads: 1

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    A military ceremony is taking place inside what appears to be an aircraft hangar or military facility. One uniformed Air Force officer stands at a wooden podium delivering a speech, while a senior non-commissioned officer sits in a chair on the stage behind him. The setting and formal dress uniforms suggest this is an official military ceremony such as a promotion, retirement, or change of command.
    Two U.S. Air Force personnel are participating in a formal military ceremony, jointly holding a certificate that appears to be a Certificate of Retirement. The ceremony is taking place in what appears to be a hangar or large indoor venue decorated with a large American flag as a backdrop. The individual on the right, wearing a Chief Master Sergeant rank insignia and multiple service ribbons with a medal, appears to be the retiree receiving the certificate.
    A senior U.S. Air Force enlisted member in dress blues is delivering a speech at a podium inside what appears to be a military hangar. The individual displays numerous service ribbons, medals, and senior enlisted rank insignia consistent with a Chief Master Sergeant. The setting suggests a formal military ceremony, likely a retirement or change of command event.

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