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Colonel Pemberton completes final flight

Col. Thom Pemberton, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, helps his grandson Liam spray water following his ‘fini flight’ at Grissom March 21, 2023. Friends, family, unit members and co-workers were all on hand to celebrate the colonel’s last flight before retirement in May. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jami Lancette)
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Colonel Pemberton completes final flight

Col. Thom Pemberton, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, and his wife Dawn are all smiles following his final flight at Grissom March 21, 2023. Pemberton is scheduled to retire in May following 38 years of military service. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jami Lancette)
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Colonel Pemberton completes 'fini flight'

Col. Thom Pemberton, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander flies over well-wishers that gathered to celebrate his final flight in a KC-135R Stratotanker March 21, 2023. Pemberton is slated to retire in May following 38 years of military service. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jami Lancette)
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Colonel Pemberton completes 'fini flight'

Col. Thom Pemberton, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, gets a big hug from his wife Dawn following his final flight at Grissom March 21, 2023. Pemberton is scheduled to retire in May following 38 years of military service. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jami Lancette)
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Colonel Pemberton completes 'fini flight'

Col. Thom Pemberton, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, gets a hug from grandson Liam following his ‘fini flight’ at Grissom March 21, 2023. Friends, family, unit members and co-workers were all on hand to celebrate the colonel’s last flight before retirement in May. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jami Lancette)
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Colonel Pemberton completes 'fini flight'

Col. Thom Pemberton, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, wipes the water off of his head after being drenched following his last flight on March 21,2023. As part of tradition, aircrew are often doused with water following their final flight. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jami Lancette)
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Colonel Pemberton completes 'fini flight'

Katherine Schink, daughter of Col. Thom Pemberton, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, ceremoniously marshals her father into his parking spot following his last flight on March 21, 2023. Pemberton is scheduled to retire in May following 38 years of military service. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jami Lancette)
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Grissom races to replace tail pins

Tech. Sgt. Joel Pfeiffer, front, and Tech. Sgt. Brian Morris, both 434th Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation technicians, install new tail pins on aircraft 30-0314 March 16, 2023. The pin replacement was mandated by a time compliant technical order issued recently that grounded KC-135R Stratotankers that didn’t meet required specifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Douglas Hays)
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Maintainers race to replace KC-135R tail pins

Tech. Sgt. Brian Morris, 434th Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation technician, inspects the tail of aircraft 60-0314. A recent time compliant technical order mandated the grounding of KC-135R Stratotankers with faulty tail pins. (U.S. Air Force photo by Douglas Hays)
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Maintainers race to replace KC-135R tail pins

Tech. Sgt. Joel Pfeiffer, 434th Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation technician, moves to remove a tail pin on aircraft 60-0314 on March 16, 2023. The pin replacement was mandated by a time compliant technical order issued recently that grounded KC-135R Stratotankers that didn’t meet required specifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Douglas Hays)
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Maintainers race to replace KC-135R tail pins

Tech. Sgt. Brian Morris, 434th Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation technician, moves to remove a tail pin on aircraft 60-0314 on March 16, 2023. The pin replacement was mandated by a time compliant technical order issued recently that grounded KC-135R Stratotankers that didn’t meet required specifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Douglas Hays)
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Maintainers race to replace KC-135R tail pins

Tech. Sgt. Brian Morris, 434th Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation technician, surveys the work area where faulty tail pins are located on aircraft 60-0314 on March 16, 2023. Grissom maintainers scrambled to replace pins prior to an upcoming runway closure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Douglas Hays)
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Maintainers race to replace KC-135R tail pins

Tech. Sgt. Joel Pfeiffer, 434th Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation technician, peers into the confined workspace where faulty tail pins had to be replaced on March 16, 2023. The pin replacement was mandated by a time compliant technical order issued recently that grounded KC-135R Stratotankers that didn’t meet required specifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Douglas Hays)
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A 434th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker takes off from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. Aircraft from Grissom are relocating to Fort Wayne International Airport while Grissom's runway undergoes extensive repairs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
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GRISSOM RETIRES ‘SPIRIT OF JUST CAUSE’

Current and former maintainers unveil the 'retired' decal placed on KC-135R 62-3530 during a retirement ceremony for the Stratotanker. The aircraft will head to the boneyard after more than 60 years of service. (Photo by Douglas Hays)
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GRISSOM RETIRES ‘SPIRIT OF JUST CAUSE’

Current and former 434th Air Refueling Wing members gathered to celebrate the retirement of KC-135R 62-3530 on February 24, 2023. The aircraft will head to the boneyard after more than 60 years of service. (Photo by Douglas Hays)
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GRISSOM RETIRES ‘SPIRIT OF JUST CAUSE’

Col Thom Pemberton, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, talks to current and former 434th Air Refueling Wing members during retirement ceremony for KC-135R 62-3530 on February 24, 2023. The aircraft will head to the boneyard after more than 60 years of service. (Photo by Douglas Hays)
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GRISSOM RETIRES ‘SPIRIT OF JUST CAUSE’

Current and former crew chiefs of aircraft 62-3530 signed the fuselage of the retiring aircraft during a ceremony February 4, 2023. The aircraft will head to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona after more than 60 years of service. (Photo by Douglas Hays)
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GRISSOM RETIRES ‘SPIRIT OF JUST CAUSE’

Tech. Sgt. David Adams, 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief signs his name on the side of aircraft 62-3530 during a retirement ceremony for the KC-135. Adams spent the last five years assigned as the crew chief to the retiring Stratotanker. (Photo by Douglas Hays)
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New top cop

Col. Gretchen Wiltse, 434th Mission Support Group commander, passes the guidon to Capt. Chadwick Nickson during a change of commander ceremony, February 4, 2023, at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. Nickson took command of the 434th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexa Culbert)
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