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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman George Henry Lintala III, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron supply journeyman, prepares to inspect an aircraft part for discrepancies at the 43rd Aircraft Munitions Unit on Tyndall AFB, Fla., Sept. 12, 2016. Lintala is a native of Sevilla, Spain where he spent the majority of his childhood. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty-Rico Lea/Released)


Airman achieves goals through perseverance

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman George Henry Lintala III, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron supply journeyman, prepares to inspect an aircraft part for discrepancies at the 43rd Aircraft Munitions Unit on Tyndall AFB, Fla., Sept. 12, 2016. Lintala is a native of Sevilla, Spain where he spent the majority of his childhood. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty-Rico Lea/Released)

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A Mitsubishi A6M Zero flies over the Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., flightline during the 2017 Gulf Coast Salute April 21, 2017. The Zero was part of the Tora! Tora! Tora! aerial demonstration that entertained the airshow patrons while the narrator of the event explained the importance of previous U.S. conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Solomon Cook/Released)
A group of patrons of the 2017 Gulf Coast Salute walk toward the B-1 Lancer static display at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., April 23, 2017. The B-1 was among many static display attractions during the air show paying homage to and informing visitors of aviation history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Solomon Cook/Released)
Eugene Downey, a U.S. Navy Korean War veteran smiles while watching 2017 Gulf Coast Salute on the Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., flightline April 23, 2017. Downey enlisted in the Navy in 1948 and received the rank of ensign in 1951, enabling him to become a pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Solomon Cook/Released)
U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, led a group of over 90 Air Force recruits in reciting the Oath of Enlistment at the 2017 Gulf Coast Salute open house and air show at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., April 22, 2017. The next step for these recruits is to attend an eight-and-a-half-week program, known as Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delaney Rose)
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Dale Cooke, former U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot, is fitted with a flight suit, G-suit compression equipment and modern flight mask to go along with his Thunderbirds helmet at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., April 21, 2017. Cooke and aircraft #177, a T-38A Talon, from the 2nd Fighter Training Squadron have a long history together from their days as Thunderbirds in the 1980s. The pair accumulated over 800 flight hours at 200 performances nationwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz/ Released)
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Dale Cooke, former U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot (back seat), and Lt. Col. Richard McCurdy, 2nd Fighter Training Squadron commander (front seat), complete a pre-flight checklist before taxing for take-off at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., April 21, 2017. Cooke and McCurdy would complete a historical flight with two current Thunderbirds over the Gulf of Mexico. Cooke last flew Slot Machine (aircraft #177) 35 years ago, it is the last original unmodified T-38A Thunderbird. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz/ Released)
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Dale Cooke, former Thunderbirds slot position pilot, places a hand on the airframe of the same aircraft (Slot Machine) he flew 35 years ago after completing an historic flight with the current Thunderbirds slot position No.4 jet at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., April 21, 2017. Cooke and Slot Machine inspired generations of Americans across 200 performances around the country in the early 1980s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz/ Released)
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Dale Cooke, former 1982 Thunderbirds slot pilot and Lt. Col. Richard McCurdy, 2nd Fighter Training Squadron commander (middle position), are accompanied by U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds Maj. Nick Krajicek, slot pilot (left), and Lt. Col. Kevin Walsh, operations officer (bottom right), during a low pass over the flight line at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., April 21, 2017. Cooke flew aircraft #177 (Slot Machine) in the early 1980s and the name Slot Machine was carried over to the current F-16 Falcon that holds the slot position in the Thunderbirds formation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz/ Released)
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Dale Cooke, former Thunderbirds slot position pilot, prepares for a historic flight in the original unmodified T-38A model used during his service with the USAF Thunderbirds in the early 80s nationwide at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., April 21, 2017. Cooke and Slot Machine logged over 800 flight hours at 200 performances across the country. Slot Machine is the last T-38A model still in service with the 2nd Fighter Training Squadron at Tyndall and is used as a venerable air aggressor for F-22 Raptor student pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz/ Released)
Senior Master Sgt. Max Walker, 43d Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant superintendent receives a chief’s plaque and poses for a photo with Air Force Col. Michael Hernandez, 325th Fighter Wing commander, Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, 9th Air Force command chief and Chief Master Sgt. Craig Williams 325th FW command chief at the Horizons Community Center on Tyndall AFB, Fla., Feb. 7, 2017. Walker is one of 531 senior master sergeants selected for the rank of chief master sergeant. Walker credits many of his professional successes to his wingmen and the support of his family. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dustin Mullen/Released)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Mackle, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, receives the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Thomas N. Barnes Crew Chief of the Year Award from Col. Jacqueline Mongeon, 325th Maintenance Group commander, at the Maintenance Professional of the Year Award ceremony Feb. 17, 2017. The award was based on an individual’s ability to maintain the highest levels of readiness and efficiency to achieve excellence in all maintenance areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cody R. Miller/Released)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Mackle, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, inspects the housing of the front facing light of a F-22 Raptor on the Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., flightline March 19, 2017. Mackle recently won the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Thomas N. Barnes Crew Chief of the Year Award during the 325th Maintenance Group’s Maintenance Professional of the Year Award ceremony that was hosted Feb. 17, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Solomon Cook/Released)