Photo by Staff Sgt. Laura Tickle | 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard | 10.14.2017
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Susan Dietz, command chief for the 145th Airlift Wing, is congratulated by friends and family following her Assumption of Authority ceremony held at the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Oct. 14, 2017. Chief Master Sgt. Dietz is the first female command chief in the NCANG. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Laura Tickle | 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard | 10.14.2017
Friends and family of the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) applaud as U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Susan Dietz assumes the role of 145th Airlift Wing command chief during an Assumption of Authority ceremony held at the NCANG Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Oct. 14, 2017. Chief Master Sgt. Dietz is the first female command chief in the NCANG. (U.S. Air National Guard......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Laura Tickle | 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard | 10.14.2017
U.S. Air Force Col. Michael “Troy” Gerock (left), commander for the 145th Airlift Wing passes a sword to Chief Master Sgt. Susan Dietz, incoming command chief for the wing, as part of tradition signifying a role shift during an Assumption of Authority ceremony held at the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Oct. 14, 2017. Chief Master......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Laura Tickle | 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard | 10.14.2017
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Susan Dietz, incoming command chief for the 145th Airlift Wing (AW), listens as Col. Michael “Troy” Gerock, commander for the 145th AW, officiates her Assumption of Authority ceremony held at the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Oct. 14, 2017. Chief Master Sgt. Dietz is the first female command chief......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Laura Tickle | 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard | 10.14.2017
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jonathan Dietz (center), crew chief for the 145th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands at attention between his father and friend as the National Anthem plays during an Assumption of Authority ceremony for his mother is held at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Oct. 14, 2017. Chief Master Sgt. Susan Dietz,......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Laura Tickle | 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard | 10.14.2017
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Susan Dietz, incoming command chief for the 145th Airlift Wing, greets and thanks guests for coming to her Assumption of Authority ceremony held at the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Oct. 14, 2017. Chief Master Sgt. Dietz is the first female command chief in the NCANG. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Laura Tickle | 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard | 08.05.2017
Eight C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) taxi onto the runway of the Charlotte Douglas International airport, after performing a training mission doing airdrops and proficiency flying, Aug. 5, 2017. The C-130s were part of an eight-ship fleet bound for a tactical training mission involving airdrops over Stanly County airport and a flyover above......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Laura Tickle | 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard | 08.05.2017
Eight C-130H Hercules aircraft from the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International airport fly over Charlotte during a MAX flight, Aug. 5, 2017. The C-130s were part of an eight-ship fleet bound for a tactical training mission involving airdrops over Stanly County airport and a flyover above uptown Charlotte. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Laura J.......