AFDW gathers to retire Airmen

1st Lt. Paul Vernier, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard firing party flight commander, reviews the ceremony information for the Air Force District of Washington bi-montly retirement ceremony Aug. 27, 2013, at The Club on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. Airmen from the USAF Honor Guard serve as profters and present the colors during the retirement cermony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tammie Moore)

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AFDW gathers to retire Airmen

Tech. Sgt. Michael Brest, U.S. Air Force Band Ceremonial Brass trumpeter, warms up before the Air Force District of Washington bi-montly retirement ceremony Aug. 27, 2013, at The Club on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. Airmen from the USAF Band perform the National Anthem and the Air Force song during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tammie Moore)

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AFDW gathers to retire Airmen

Betsy Adams, Air Force District of Washington protocol deputy director, and Col. (Chap.) David Fitz-Patrick, AFDW chaplain, review information before the the command’s bi-montly retirement ceremony Aug. 27, 2013, at The Club on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. According to the retiree’s wishes Fitz-Patrick opened the ceremony with a prayer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tammie Moore)

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AFDW gathers to retire Airmen

Air Force District of Washington vice commander Col. Michael Gantt presides over the AFDW bi-montly retirement ceremony Aug. 27, 2013, at The Club on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. Gnatt retired Master Sergeants Judith Hall (left) and Quiltina Smith. Hall served as an Administrative Control Program assistant for the 201st Mission Support Squadron, Air National Guard Readiness Center at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Smith served as an Air Force representative at the National Defense University at Fort McNair, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tammie Moore)

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Air Force District of Washington vice commander Col. Michael Gantt presents Master Sgt. Judith Hall with the Defense Meritorious Service Medal during the AFDW bi-montly retirement ceremony Aug. 27, 2013, at The Club on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. Hall served as an Administrative Control Program assistant for the 201st Mission Support Squadron, Air National Guard Readiness Center at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tammie Moore)

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Family members and friends shed tears during the the Air Force District of Washington bi-montly retirement ceremony Aug. 27, 2013, at The Club on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. Any Airman who serves in AFDW command can elect to retire during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tammie Moore)

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After being offically retired from military service Master Sgt. Quiltina Smith, a former Air Force representative at the National Defense University, Fort McNair, D.C., hugs one of her guests during the Air Force District of Washington bi-montly retirement ceremony Aug. 27, 2013, at The Club on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. Smith enlisted in the Air Force in 1993. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tammie Moore)

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AFDW gathers to retire Airmen

Published Aug. 28, 2013