Senior Master Sgt. Roger Burton, the fire chief at the 179th AW, embraces his son Cooper Burton on Dec. 2, 2016, at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio. They both recited the oath of enlistment, Cooper for the first time and his father for the last time. Cooper is starting his first term as a crew chief for the 179th AW and Chief Burton is starting his final term of his career.

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