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Junior deployment 2017: Kids go downrange at Laughlin

Staff Sgt. Eric Carey, 47th Security Forces Squadron standardization equalization quality control leads a squad of “deployers” to the flightline at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 18, 2017. The children learned how to form up, follow marching commands, and call cadence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Marco Gomez)

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Chief Master Sgt. Allan Turk, 47th Operations Support Squadron radar approach control chief controller, retires today, June 1, 2018, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, after serving for 30 years in the Air Force. Reflecting on his career, Turk is proud of his accomplishments, but more importantly, proud of the Airmen that he has served with. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin N. Valmoja)
Senior Airman Mitchel Turk, 603rd Air and Space Operations Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, watches with pride as the final slides for his father’s retirement ceremony make their way across the screen at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 1, 2018. His father, Chief Master Sgt. Allan Turk, 47th Operations Support Squadron radar approach control chief controller, served for 30 years and has finally retired. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin N. Valmoja)
Chief Master Sgt. Allan Turk, 47th Operations Support Squadron radar approach control chief controller, and his wife, Jennifer Turk, embrace after Turk is finally pinned with the retiree lapel pin at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 1, 2018. Turk retired today after 30 years of faithful service to the Air Force, and spent nearly his entire career side-by-side his wife. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin N. Valmoja)
Chief Master Sgt. Allan Turk, 47th Operations Support Squadron radar approach control chief controller, hugs a wingman goodbye after Turk’s retirement ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 1, 2018. Turk, a self-proclaimed family man, says that he was fortunate and humbled to be able to serve for 30 years in the Air Force, where he considers every Airman family. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin N. Valmoja)
Chief Master Sgt. Allan Turk, 47th Operations Support Squadron radar approach control chief controller, takes a sneak peak of the opening slideshow for his retirement ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 1, 2018. Just moments before the official party was introduced to the ceremony, Turk couldn’t resist watching the retirement video put together for him on the big screen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin N. Valmoja)
Chief Master Sgt. Allan Turk, 47th Operations Support Squadron radar approach control chief controller, double-checks his son, Senior Airman Mitchel Turk’s uniform before the commencement of the chief’s retirement ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 1, 2018. After serving for 30 years in the Air Force, Turk retires, wishing that he had just one more year to serve beside his wingmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin N. Valmoja)
Second Lieutenant Colin Asbury (right), 47th Flying Training Wing pilot graduate, shows Lt. Col. (ret.) Thomas Byrd, former pilot, around the T-38C Talon after graduation at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 18, 2018. Byrd graduated from pilot training at Laughlin as well, and was brought back to present Asbury a pair of wings that have been handed down for three generations now. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin N. Valmoja)
Lt. Col. (ret.) Thomas Byrd, former pilot, pins a pair of heritage wings to the chest of 2nd Lt. Colin Asbury at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 18, 2018. Byrd, credited with more than 3,000 hours flying the F-4 Phantom and more than 1,000 hours in the F-16 Fighting Falcon, passes his uncle’s wings to Asbury, who had dreamed about flying since he was a child. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin N. Valmoja)
Lt. Col. (ret.) Thomas Byrd, former pilot, pins a pair of heritage wings to the chest of 2nd Lt. Colin Asbury at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 18, 2018. Byrd passed the wings he received from his uncle who was killed in action in WWII, to Asbury, who is now moving on to fly the F-15E Strike Eagle, a dream he has had since childhood. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin N. Valmoja)
Second Lieutenant Colin Asbury, 47th Flying Training Wing pilot graduate, signals to pull chocks before one of his final training flights at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 15, 2018. After 52 weeks of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Asbury moves on to fly his aircraft of choice the F-15E Strike Eagle. The wings Asbury received upon graduation first entered service in 1941, and makes him the third carrier of this particular pair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin N. Valmoja)
Second Lieutenant Colin Asbury (right), 47th Flying Training Wing pilot graduate, runs through a pre-flight checklist before one of his final training flights at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 15, 2018. The wings Asbury received upon graduation first entered service in 1941, and makes him the third carrier of this particular pair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin N. Valmoja)
Second Lieutenant Colin Asbury, 47th Flying Training Wing pilot graduate, prepares for takeoff on one of his final training flights at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 15, 2018. The wings Asbury received upon graduation first entered service in 1941, and makes him the third carrier of this particular pair. As he moves on to fly the F-15E Strike Eagle, he is prepared to write his own pages in the story of the wings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin N. Valmoja)