Oath of office

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Col. Christopher Amend, 434th Operations Group commander, left, administers an oath of office to Col. Larry H. Shaw III during Shaw's promotion ceremony here May 4. Shaw is currently the 434th Operations Support Squadron commander and will move on to a new position as 927th Operations Group commander at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew McLaughlin)

Eagles for dad

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Chelsea and Austin Shaw pin silver eagle rank on their dad, Col. Larry H. Shaw III, center, during a special promotion ceremony here May 4. Shaw is currently the 434th Operations Support Squadron commander and will move on to a new position as 927th Operations Group commander at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew McLaughlin)

Going away

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Lt. Col. Larry Shaw, 434th Operations Support Squadron commander, presents a newly promoted Col. Paul Wietbrock with a lithograph in appreciation for his many years of service at Grissom during Wietbrock's pin-on ceremony here Aug. 25. Wietbrock left his position as 434th Operations Group deputy commander at Grissom a few months ago to take a post as the 931st Air Refueling Group deputy commander at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark Orders-Woempner)

Loving support

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Family and friends applaud a newly promoted Col. Paul Wietbrock during his pin-on ceremony here Aug. 25. Wietbrock left his position as 434th Operations Group deputy commander at Grissom a few months ago to take a post as the 931st Air Refueling Group deputy commander at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark Orders-Woempner)

Proud parents

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Ron and Judy Wietbrock pins colonel's eagles on their son, Paul Wietbrock, during his pin-on ceremony here Aug. 25. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Wietbrock, an Army veteran, saluted his son. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark Orders-Woempner)

Pin-on

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Lisa Wietbrock, left, pins a colonel's eagle on her husband's hat as he and their daughter, Sarah, look on during a special pin-on ceremony here Aug. 25. Col. Paul Wietbrock, left his position as 434th Operations Group deputy commander at Grissom a few months ago to take a post as the 931st Air Refueling Group deputy commander at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark Orders-Woempner)