Robert VanHoy is promoted to colonel

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert VanHoy, the 93rd Bomb Squadron commander, is “pinned” by his son during a promotion ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on May 15, 2016. VanHoy is a command pilot with over 4,000 flight hours and was recently promoted to the rank of colonel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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Helen VanHoy pins the rank of colonel onto her son Robert VanHoy, the commander of the 93rd Bomb Squadron (BS), during a promotion ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on May 15, 2016. In addition to being the BS commander, VanHoy is also a command pilot with over 4,000 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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Robert VanHoy is promoted to colonel

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert VanHoy kisses his wife Tess and hugs his mother Helen after being “pinned” with the rank of colonel during his promotion ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on May 15, 2016. VanHoy is the commander of the 93rd Bomb Squadron and was recently promoted to the rank of colonel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jon Ellis, the mobilization assistant to the Director of Operations at Headquarters Global Strike Command, administers the oath of office to Col. Robert VanHoy during a promotion ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on May 15, 2016. VanHoy is the commander of the 93rd Bomb Squadron as well as a command pilot with over 4,000 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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Robert VanHoy is promoted to colonel

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert VanHoy, the 93rd Bomb Squadron commander, presents one of his sisters with a rose during his promotion ceremony. VanHoy is promoted to the rank of colonel in a ceremony attended by his family and friends at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on May 15, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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Robert VanHoy is promoted to colonel

U.S. Air Force Col. James Morriss, the vice commander of the 307th Bomb Wing, congratulates Col. Robert VanHoy on his promotion to colonel on May 15, 2016 on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. VanHoy is the commander of the 93rd Bomb Squadron and a command pilot with over 4,000 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Robert VanHoy, the 93rd Bomb Squadron commander, looks out from the pilot’s seat of a B-52 Stratofortress for photos on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. VanHoy’s new rank was unveiled on his designated B-52 Stratofortress after his promotion ceremony on May 15, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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Robert VanHoy promoted to colonel

Published May 17, 2016
By Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville
307th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- U.S. Air Force Col. Robert VanHoy, the 93rd Bomb Squadron commander, is “pinned” by his son during a promotion ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. on May 15, 2016. VanHoy is a command pilot with over 4,000 flight hours and was recently promoted to the rank of colonel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

Robert VanHoy is promoted to colonel

Robert VanHoy is promoted to colonel

Robert VanHoy is promoted to colonel

Robert VanHoy is promoted to colonel

Robert VanHoy is promoted to colonel

Robert VanHoy is promoted to colonel

Robert VanHoy is promoted to colonel