Story by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell | 374th Airlift Wing | 03.12.2025
U.S. Air Force Col. Brett Cochran, 374th Airlift Wing deputy commander, flew his last sortie with the 374 AW and 36th Airlift Squadron on March 12, before departing for his next assignment....
Story by 2nd Lt. Emily Ware | 47th Flying Training Wing | 07.17.2024
Col. Andrew Katz, now former 47th Flying Training Wing deputy commander and oldest T-1A Jayhawk First Assignment Instructor Pilot (FAIP) at Laughlin, took his final flight with Team XL’s youngest and finalT-1A FAIP, Capt. Cory Villarreal, 86th Flying Training Squadron, marking a historical end to a distinguished career....
Story by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ross | 8th Fighter Wing | 06.06.2024
KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Members of the 8th Fighter Wing sent off Col. Matthew C. Gaetke, 8th FW commander, as he concluded his fini-flight as a member of the Wolf Pack at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 6....
Story by Master Sgt. Alexander Farver | 193rd Special Operations Wing | 09.17.2022
Airmen from the 193rd Special Operations Wing here, who operate the only flying military radio and TV broadcast platform in the U.S. military, transmitted their final broadcast today to spectators at the Community Days Air Show at Lancaster Airport, Lititz, Pa., bringing to close a 54-year chapter in unit history....
Story by Senior Airman Karla Parra | 60th Air Mobility Wing | 07.22.2022
U.S. Air Force Col. Corey Simmons, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, piloted what could be his final flight in a C-17 Globemaster III July 22, 2022, a few days before relinquishing command at Travis Air Force Base, California....
Story by Master Sgt. William Hopper | 122nd Fighter Wing | 05.04.2022
FORT WAYNE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. - U.S. Air Force Col. Michael D. "Stoli" Stohler, commander of the 122nd Fighter Wing, took his final flight in an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft April 23, 2022, at the Indiana Air National Guard (IANG) base in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He now moves on to serve as the next Indiana Assistant Adjutant General - Air (ATAG) at state headquarters....
Story by Staff Sgt. Bryan Myhr | 192nd Wing - Virginia Air National Guard | 12.03.2021
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. -- The last Virginia Air National Guard fighter pilot from the F-16 Fighting Falcon era in Sandston, Virginia, completed his “fini flight” Dec. 3, 2021, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Col. Daniel Potas, 149th Fighter Squadron instructor pilot and ANG advisor to the Air Combat Command inspector general, capped off a 30 year Air Force career with the......
Story by Senior Airman Heather Ley | 33rd Fighter Wing | 07.28.2021
Col. Jon S. Wheeler, 33rd Fighter Wing commander, will relinquish command July 30, 2021 and will retire after serving 25 years in the Air Force. Wheeler received his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in 1996, attended undergraduate pilot training at Vance Air Force Base, and went on to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon before transitioning to the F-35A Lightning II....
