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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- The 916th Air Refueling Wing, Air Force Reserve, honored our nation's flag on Sunday of the September UTA by hosting an official flag retirement ceremony. Members of the wing participated with family members and local boy scout troops, nearly 100 people attended the event. Official guidance put forth by Congress dictates that worn, torn, faded and badly soiled flags should be retired and burned during an official ceremony.


916th honors flag with official retirement ceremony

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- The 916th Air Refueling Wing, Air Force Reserve, honored our nation's flag on Sunday of the September UTA by hosting an official flag retirement ceremony. Members of the wing participated with family members and local boy scout troops, nearly 100 people attended the event. Official guidance put forth by Congress dictates that worn, torn, faded and badly soiled flags should be retired and burned during an official ceremony.

Related Imagery
Col. Eric R. Jenkins, 916th Air Refueling Wing Commander
Col. Craig Shenkenberg, commander of the 916th Air Refueling Wing. (USAF courtesy photo)
Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Braden, 916th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, receives a promotion plaque from Chief Master Sgt. James Loper, 916th Air Refueling Wing command chief, during an NCO induction ceremony held at Walnut Creek Country Club, May 2, 2015. Braden, the wing’s newest chief, was joined by Chief Master Sergeants William Delaughter and Karl Wolf, both promoted within the last year, as well as all other chiefs in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alan Abernethy)
Senior Airmen Nicole Rose of the 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, receives the 2015 Grantham Grange Military Member of the Year Award from the organization's President Bobby Crawford, Goldsboro, N.C. The Grange is a family, community organization with its roots in agriculture, producing food, fuel and fiber to help others.
Col. Anthony Polashek, 916th Operations Group commander, witnesses the passage of House Joint Resolution 668, April 29, 2015, by the North Carolina General Assembly which honored Holocaust survivors and U.S. military veterans who aided in their liberation. Also in attendance were Holocaust survivors who were imprisoned at Dachau concentration camp during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Abernethy)
Col. Anthony Polashek, 916th Operations Group commander, speaks with Holocaust survivors who were imprisoned at Dachau concentration camp during World War II. Polashek and the Dachau survivors were in attendance at the North Carolina State Legislative building, April 29, 2015, for the passage of House Joint Resolution 668 by the State General Assembly, which honored Holocaust survivors and U.S. military veterans who aided in their liberation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Abernethy)
Col. Anthony Polashek, 916th Operations Group commander, speaks with Holocaust survivors who were imprisoned at Dachau concentration camp during World War II. Polashek and the Dachau survivors were in attendance at the North Carolina State Legislative building, April 29, 2015, for the passage of House Joint Resolution 668 by the State General Assembly, which honored Holocaust survivors and U.S. military veterans who aided in their liberation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Abernethy)
The 916th Intelligence Flight is commended by wing leadership during a commander's call, held at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base during the April drill weekend. The flight was identified by the Air Force Reserve Command Inspector General team for their superior performance in the wing's most recent Unit Effectiveness Inspection.
Col. Craig Shenkenberg, 916th Air Refueling Wing commander, stands by the KC-135 at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina.
New commander, Col. Craig Shenkenberg, shakes hands with the departing commander, Col. Gregory Gilmour, at the 916th Air Refueling Wing change of command ceremony, April 18, 2015.
After taking the flag from Col Gregory Gilmour, Maj Gen John Flournoy presents the guidon to Col Craig Shenkenberg, Commander of the 916th Air Refueling Wing at the Change of Command Ceremony at 0916 hours on April 18, 2015.
Departing Commander Col Gregory Gilmour, after taking the flag from Chief Loper, presents it to Maj Gen Flournoy relinquishing command of the 916th Air Refueling Wing back the the 4th AF Commander at the Change of Command Ceremony at 0916 hours on April 18, 2015.

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