Lt. Col. Jared Paine, 9ARS, operations officer, and Lt. Col. Thad Middleton, 9 Air Refueling Squadron, commander, get doused after their final fight mission at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., June 4, 2015. Fini-flights are a traditional way to mark milestones in the career of aircrew, respected individuals of rank or repute, or a commander's departure to another command or retirement. Middleton's hometown is Port Huron, Mich., and Paine hails from Battle Ground, Wash. ( Heide Couch
Size: 1680px × 1486px
Photo credit: © PJF Military Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: --ru983-, 60amw/pa, air, airforce, base, bmsc, center, couch, force, heide, lab, military, mulitmedia, photo, photographer, service, states, tafb, travis, united, usa, usaf