MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho - Col. John Bird, former 366th Fighter Wing commander, walks onto the flight line towards an F-15E Strike Eagle before his final flight as commander, May 21. Colonel Bird has been selected to serve on the Joint Staff in Washington D.C. as the Chief of the Force Application Division at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Debbie Lockhart)
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho Col. John Bird, former 366th Fighter Wing commander, climbs into an F-15E Strike Eagle before his final flight as commander, May 21. Colonel Bird has been selected to serve on the Joint Staff in Washington D.C. as the Chief of the Force Application Division at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Debbie Lockhart)
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho – Cole Bird, waits for his father, Col. John Bird, former 366th Fighter Wing commander, to climb out of an F-15E Strike Eagle after his final flight as commander, May 21. Colonel Bird has been selected to serve on the Joint Staff in Washington D.C. as the Chief of the Force Application Division at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Debbie Lockhart)
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Passing under the water cannons, Col. John Bird, former 366th Fighter Wing commander, ends his final F-15C Strike Eagle flight at Mountain Home May 21. Colonel Bird has been selected to serve on the Joint Staff in Washington D.C. as the Chief of the Force Application Division at the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Angelina Drake)