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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., piloted by Brig. GEN. (select) Brooks Bash, Commander, 437th AW, circles overhead the airfield prior to landing on Oct 15, 2004. General Bash is performing his last flight, also known as a'fini-flight,'as the commander of the airlift wing.'Fini-flights'are a time-honored custom in the Air Force. Most often, the pilot is'hosed down'by his/her peers just after the final flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by TECH. SGT. Richard T. Kaminsky) (Released)

U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., piloted by Brig. GEN. (select) Brooks Bash, Commander, 437th AW, taxis in from the landing strip on Oct. 15, 2004. General Bash is performing his last flight, also known as a'fini-flight,'as the commander of the airlift wing.'Fini-flights'are a time-honored custom in the Air Force. Most often, the pilot is'hosed down'by his/her peers just after the final flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by TECH. SGT. Richard T. Kaminsky) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Brig. GEN. Brooks Bash (right) relinquishes his command of the 437th Airlift Wing to LT. GEN. William Wesler, Commancer, 18th Air Force, during the Change of Command Ceremony at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., on Oct. 19, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by TECH. SGT. Richard T. Kaminsky) (Released)

STAFF SGT. William E. Pace (right) and STAFF SGT. Brian D. McGriff, loadmasters with the 14th Airlift Squadron (AS), pull flak jackets and associated equipment from holds in the rear of the C-17 Globemaster III. Once in Bosnian airspace, all crewmembers are required to don a protective flak vest and helmet. The 14th AS's C-17s assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. are providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region in support the United Nation's Implementation Force

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Joseph Dombrowski, a crew chief assigned to the 95th Air Maintenance Unit, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., marshalls out an F-15 Eagle aircraft piloted by CAPT. Brad Ertner during exercise William Tell 2004 at Tyndall AFB on Nov. 8, 2004. This is the 50th Anniversary of the William Tell competition, an exercise that tests an aircrew's ability to perform under combat conditions. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Tanika Bell) (Released)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Kevin Skaggs, of the 95th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Fla., performs pre-flight inspection of his F-15 Eagle aircraft during exercise William Tell 2004 at Tyndall AFB on Nov. 8, 2004. This is the 50th Anniversary of the William Tell competition, an exercise that tests an aircrew's ability to perform under combat conditions. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Lisa M. Zunzanyika) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Brig. GEN. Thornton E."BECK"Becklund, 119th Fighter Wing"Happy Hooligans", North Dakota Air National Guard, climbs into the cockpit of a F-94 A/C Starfire aircraft at Hector Field, North Dakota. The"Happy Hooligan"pilots flew the F-94 A/C Starfire aircraft from 1954-to-1960. (A3604) (U.S. Air Force PHOTO) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft from McChord AFB , Wash., takes off while maintenance crews prepare a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from Grand Forks AFB, N.D., at Phelps-Collins, ANGB, Alpine, Mich., during Exercise Crisis Outlook 2004, on Oct. 21, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Scott T. Sturkol) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Brashdon Miller, a weapons loader, uses a jammer to lift AGM-65"Maverick"air-to-surface guided missiles while TECH. SGT. David Currie (center), from the 355th Maintenance Group, evaluates him during the Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on Jan. 10, 2005. Also in the photo are AIRMAN 1ST Class Christopher Redmond and STAFF SGT. Timothy Deyoung. (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Christina D. Kinsey) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Brig. GEN. (select) Brooks Bash, Commander, 437th AW, gets'hosed down'while standing next to a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on Oct. 15, 2004. General Bash is completed his last flight, also known as a'fini-flight,'as the commander of the airlift wing.'Fini-flights'are a time-honored custom in the Air Force. Most often, the pilot is'hosed down'by his/her peers just after the final flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by TECH. SGT. Richard T. Kaminsky) (Released)

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Base: Charleston Air Force Base

State: South Carolina (SC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Richard T. Kaminsky, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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MASTER Sergeant Johnny Bartosh of the 317th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, chains down an MH-60G Pave Hawk on a ramp as Technical Sergeant Tony McGuire of the 305th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, checks for clearance between the top of the helicopter and the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

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