386th AEW commander takes final flight

Air Force Col. John R. Gordy II, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing commander gets the traditional dousing of water from a fire hose and extinguisher as well as non-alcoholic sparkling champagne after completing his last flying mission here June 12, 2010. Colonel Gordy will relinquish command of the 386th AEW in a ceremony later this month and then head to his next assignment at the Pentagon. Colonel Gordy is a master navigator with more than 4,700 flight hours in C-130 E/H and T-43 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)

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386th AEW commander takes final flight

U.S. Air Force members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing douse Col. John R. Gordy II, 386th AEW commander, with non-alcoholic sparking champagne after he completed his last flying mission here June 12, 2010 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Colonel Gordy will relinquish command of the 386th AEW in a ceremony later this month and then head to his next assignment at the Pentagon. Colonel Gordy is a master navigator with more than 4,700 flight hours in C-130 E/H and T-43 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)

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386th AEW commander takes final flight

A C-130H aircraft enters an arch of water sprayed from fire trucks here June 12, 2010 as part of a ?fini flight? salute to Air Force Col. John R. Gordy II, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing commander returning from his last flying mission. Colonel Gordy will relinquish command of the 386th AEW in a ceremony later this month and then head to his next assignment at the Pentagon. Colonel Gordy is a master navigator with more than 4,700 flight hours in C-130 E/H and T-43 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)

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386th AEW commander takes final flight with unit

Published June 12, 2010

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Air Force Col. John R. Gordy II, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, completed his last flying mission with the wing here June 12, 2010 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Members of the wing gave the commander the traditional dousing of water from a fire hose and extinguisher as well as non-alcoholic sparkling champagne after his flight.

Colonel Gordy will relinquish command of the 386th AEW in a ceremony later this month and then head to his next assignment at the Pentagon. The colonel is a master navigator with more than 4,700 flight hours in C-130 E/H and T-43 aircraft.