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Lt Col. Ralph "Louie" DePalma gets the traditional fini-flight hose-down from his family following his final flight with the 932nd Airlift Wing at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Parr)


Farewell with a "fini" flight

Lt Col. Ralph "Louie" DePalma gets the traditional fini-flight hose-down from his family following his final flight with the 932nd Airlift Wing at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Parr)

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932nd Airlift Wing members Senior Master Sgt. Michael Mikoff and 1st. Lt. Rebecca Smith enjoy an early morning smile, as they prepare to load equipment on a waiting C-130 aircraft. The 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron took time on a warm summer day to read through Air Force Instructions and follow checklists to take care of simulated patients July 21, 2018, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The crew had both active duty and reserve members, flying on a plane provided by the 910th Airlift Wing from Youngstown, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
Ready to serve and keep the flying mission on track, Chief Master Sgt. John Davis knows jets and their engines. When Davis isn't at the 932nd Maintenance Group, helping train new reservists on C-40 jet engines, he is an assistant professor of aviation technology at Purdue University. The two positions complement each other. During his 15 years on active duty, Davis worked on engines powering F-4 Phantoms, F-15 Eagles, C-130s, and a variety of other Air Force aircraft while he was assigned to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. He was an instructor at Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois for eight years and taught courses in airframe and power plant. Davis joined the Air Force in 1978 and said he plans to continue serving at the 932nd Maintenance Group as a traditional reservist. "I still love what I'm doing," he said. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
The recruiters at the 932nd Airlift Wing help to fill vacancies in various wing jobs that support the flying mission, including maintainers and operations aircrew personnel. Seen here in front of the C-40C aircraft are Tech Sgt. Brittany Paus and Master Sgt. Dawn Williams, who visited the aircraft recently at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. They are part of a team of recruiters who provide counseling handling phone calls, enlistment paperwork, questions, and guidance. Paus is a United States Air Force Reserve Line Recruiter at the 932nd AW and Williams recruits medical people from the Saint Louis and Illinois region into the Air Force Reserve by day, and also coaches the 932nd Airlift Wing's volunteer volleyball team. The 932nd Airlift Wing is a 22nd Air Force unit located near Saint Louis on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
At right, a 932nd Airlift Wing C-40C aircraft slowly taxis past another waiting C40 as it comes back from a training flight July 6, 2018. Meanwhile a maintainer walks the line at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The 932nd Maintenance Group is responsible for maintaining four of the distinguished visitor airlift planes for worldwide service. The 932nd Airlift Wing is a 22nd Air Force unit, based in southern Illinois near the towns of Belleville, Mascoutah, and Shiloh. The 932nd Airlift Wing is the only reserve unit flying this unique mission under Air Force Reserve Command. Other major areas supporting the reserve unit are the 932nd Mission Support Group, 932nd Medical Group and the 932nd Operations Group. Citizen Airmen come from more than 30 states during 932nd Unit Training Assembly (UTA) weekends to be part of the team (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
Explaining the fitness test parameters and answering questions, Senior Airman Hearon Octavia, far right, prepares to start the timing clock July 7, 2018, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. She is a member of the 932nd Airlift Wing's Services Flight and helps get Airmen ready for the various parts of the fitness test each unit training weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
The 932nd Airlift Wing's official webpage is created for great wing members like these. Two of the top ten Chicago Cubs fans in the unit spend a brief moment reminiscing about a World Series victory during a visit. Chaplain (Maj.) Michael Williams, at left, stops by the office of Donna Kocurek to check paperwork with the financial expert at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Looking forward to the second half of the 2018 season, she said, "I'm happy two of the Cubs are in the home run derby event (Javier Baez and Kyle Schwarber) and the rest of the season looks like It's a tight race between Milwaukee and the Chicago Cubs, and will probably come all the way down to the last week." Kocurek is well known at the 932nd Airlift Wing for taking care of military members and their pay documents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
The 932nd Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Barbara Gilmore, (second from left) encourages others in fitness by running with each group testing on the drill weekend, July 7, 2018, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. She runs many more laps than the required 1.5 mile test, as she helps multiple groups over several hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
Master Sgt. Dawn Williams, 932nd Health Professions Recruiter, welcomes Ana Sandee to the unit as part of the 932nd Medical Group's Medical Squadron, July 9, 2018, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Williams recruits new medical people from the Saint Louis and Illinois region into the Air Force Reserve by day at the 932nd Airlift Wing, and also coaches the 932nd Airlift Wing's volunteer volleyball team. Sandee will fill a critical career field slot in physical therapy with the 932nd MDS in Illinois. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
Master Sgt. Denise Hunt, the career advisor for the 932nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, welcomes back two deployers including Senior Airman Dominique Johnson (second from left) and Staff Sgt. Kristine Cannon (far right) with assistance from Master Sgt. Tray Turner (second from right) during a special "welcome home" luncheon July 7, 2018, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The USO of Missouri came out and provided pulled pork as part of the lunch along with a cake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
The 932nd Airlift Wing's official webpage is produced for Airmen and their families to enjoy. Serving in Illinois with the Air Force Reserve Command, Master Sgt. Kelly Willis and Staff Sgt. Alexandria Jefferson, both aviation management specialists with the 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, enjoy a moment in front of the United States flag. They stopped by the 932nd Airlift Wing headquarters building during a recent unit training assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
At far right, new 932nd Airlift Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Barbara Gilmore, observes the starter's preparation for a 1.5 miles fitness test with a group of Illinois reservists. Gilmore hopped in as a volunteer to help pace her Airmen and run alongside while giving them audible encouragement July 7, 2018, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aircrew medical members make final arrangements to carry a litter of equipment back to their building, as they work together with ground crew, completing the end of a a training flight, May 19, 2018 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The AES trained alongside fellow nurses and medical technicians on a multi day flight aboard a C-130 aircraft visiting from the 910th Airlift Wing of Youngstown, Ohio. The 932nd Airlift Wing is a 22nd Air Force unit, under the Air Force Reserve Command, and is located at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)