Master Sergeant James W. Jones retires
Chief Master Sergeants Stacy Bauer and Cary Johnson congratulate Master Sgt. (Ret) James W. Jones at the reception after his retirement ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 11, 2010. Sergeant Jones, who began his military career in 1973 as a Marine, enlisted in the Air Force Reserves in 1984. At the time of his retirement, Sergeant Jones was the A-10 phase dock night shift phase coordinator for the 917th Maintenance Squadron at Barksdale. He was responsible for managing the scheduled maintenance of more than 25 A-10 aircraft and supervising 11 Airmen. Sergeant Jones was a member of the 926th Fighter Wing at New Orleans prior to its' closing under the Base Realignment and Closure that relocated to the 917th Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Greg Steele)