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)
