Col. Burgess commissions his son

Col. Robert Burgess, commander of the 307th Operations Group, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., swears in his son, Adam Burgess, as an Air Force officer during a ceremony on Barksdale AFB, March 15, 2017. Adam will be attending college in the fall and plans to serve his commission in the Air Force as a doctor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle L. Melville/Released)

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Col. Burgess commissions his son

Col. Robert Burgess, commander of the 307th Operations Group, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., presents his son, Adam Burgess, a second lieutenant coin during a commissioning ceremony on Barksdale March 15, 2017. Adam is commissioning into the Air Force and plans to serve as a doctor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle L. Melville/Released)

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Col. Burgess commissions his son

Col. Robert Burgess, commander of the 307th Operations Group, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., presents his son, Adam Burgess, second lieutenant ranks during a commissioning ceremony on Barksdale March 15, 2017. The rank Burgess presented were the ranks he was pinned on with during his graduation from the Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle L. Melville/Released)

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Commissioning the next generation

Published March 17, 2017
By Master Sgt. Dachelle L. Melville
307th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Col. Robert Burgess, commander of the 307th Operations Group, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., swears in his son, Adam Burgess, as an Air Force officer during a ceremony on Barksdale AFB, March 15, 2017. Adam will be attending college in the fall and plans to serve his commission in the Air Force as a doctor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle L. Melville/Released)

Col. Burgess commissions his son

Col. Burgess commissions his son

Col. Burgess commissions his son