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MAy 2023

LEAdErSHIp CHANGES

Lt. Col. Kurt W. Stephens, incoming 219th EIS commander, 138th Fighter Wing, receives the Meritorious Service Medal, May 7, 2023, at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla. This decoration was established by Executive Order 11448 on Jan. 16, 1969. The MSM award was established as the counterpart of the Bronze Star Medal for the recognition of meritorious noncombatant service. (Oklahoma Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Imwalle)
Maj. Patrick R. Deering assumes command of the Civil Engineer Squadron, 138th Fighter Wing, from Lt. Col. Kurt W. Stephens, May 7, 2023, at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla. The assumption of command is a military tradition that formally signifies the transfer of responsibility from one commanding officer to another, symbolized through the passing of a guidon. (Oklahoma Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Imwalle)
Lt. Col. Kurt W. Stephens accepts command of the 219th EIS, 138th Fighter Wing, May 7, 2023, at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla. The change of command ceremony represents the transfer of responsibility and authority from the outgoing commander to the incoming commander, symbolized through the passing of a guidon. (Oklahoma Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Imwalle)

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ONE pErCENT

Senior Master Sgt. Jason G. White, 219th EIS, 138th Fighter Wing, is promoted to the rank of Chief Master Sgt., May 6, 2023, at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla. Chief master sergeants make up one percent of the Air Force enlisted force. (Oklahoma Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Imwalle)
Senior Master Sgt. Donald G. Ramsey, Maintenance Group, 138th Fighter Wing, is promoted to the rank of Chief Master Sgt., April 2, 2023, at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla. The rank of Chief Master Sergeant and Senior Master Sergeant was created by Congress as a part of the Career Compensation Act of 1958 and are a direct by-product of the explosion in TECHNOLOGY that took place during and immediately following World War II. (Oklahoma Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Addison Barnes)

THE SMOkIN' JAUQUET 5k

138th Fighter Wing Airmen participate in the 2nd annual Smokin' Jauquet 5K memorial run/walk, May 6, 2023, at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla. Lt. Col. Eric "Smokin" Jauquet served in the Oklahoma Air National Guard for 26 years, accomplishing nearly 3,000 hours of fighter time in the F-16, including 125 combat missions in support of OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH, OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, OPERATION NEW DAWN, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, OPERATION FREEDOM’S SENTINEL AND OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE. Jauquet passed away from natural causes on Mar. 20, 2021. (Oklahoma Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Addison Barnes)
(Oklahoma Air National Guard graphic by Master Sgt. CT Michael)

AT THE JET WASH

A Tulsa Viper receives a periodical wash, May 7, 2023, at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla. F-16s are washed clean of dirt and grime at the base's wash rack to prevent damage to the aircraft. (Oklahoma Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Addison Barnes)
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