Photo by Senior Airman Kendra Ransum | Minot Air Force Base | 06.14.2025
Gary Lee, a retired U.S. Air Force pilot, holds a 69th Bomb Squadron patch at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 14, 2025. Lee shared brief stories of his 20-year-long Air Force career with members of the aircrew who gave him the patch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)...
Photo by Senior Airman Kendra Ransum | Minot Air Force Base | 06.14.2025
Gary Lee, a retired U.S. Air Force pilot, poses for a photo with aircrew from the 69th Bomb Squadron in front of a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 14, 2025. The B-52H is a model that Lee never flew during his career, having only piloted its predecessors: B-52D, E and F models. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)...
Photo by Senior Airman Kendra Ransum | Minot Air Force Base | 06.14.2025
Gary Lee, a retired U.S. Air Force pilot, poses for a photo in front of a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 2025. Lee served a 20-year Air Force career from 1955 to 1975, retiring at the rank of Major. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)...
Photo by Senior Airman Kendra Ransum | Minot Air Force Base | 06.14.2025
Gary Lee (left), a retired U.S. Air Force pilot, marshals in a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 14, 2025. The last time Lee piloted an aircraft was in 1967, nearly six decades ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)...
Photo by Senior Airman Kendra Ransum | Minot Air Force Base | 06.14.2025
Gary Lee (right), a retired U.S. Air Force pilot, marshals in a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 2025. Alongside being a pilot, Lee served other roles such as as a copilot during his military career, having duties such as the electronic countermeasure operator, the tail gunner and the assistant navigator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)...
Photo by Senior Airman Kendra Ransum | Minot Air Force Base | 06.14.2025
Gary Lee, a retired U.S. Air Force pilot, watches a B-52H Stratofortress fly over Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 2025. Over the course of his military career, Lee flew the B-47 Stratojet as well as the B-52D, E and F models. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)...
Photo by Senior Airman Kendra Ransum | Minot Air Force Base | 06.14.2025
U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse Lamarand (right), 5th Bomb Wing commander, converses with Gary Lee (left), a retired U.S. Air Force pilot, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 2025. Lee, 93, traveled north from his home in South Carolina to experience a guided tour at Minot AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)...
Photo by Phillip Ulmer | Air Force Personnel Center | 04.18.2025
Sara Weekley, AFPC recognitions contract manager, left, and Renee Williams AFPC recognitions technician, right, pose with retired Tech. Sgt. Frank Hollestelle April 18, 2025 after he was presented with replacement set of medals in Cibolo, Texas. After submitting a request for replacement medals, the 92-year-old veteran’s records were lost. Williams and Weekley were able to rebuild......
