Final chapter
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Lt. Col. Gary Gottschall, C-130 pilot and 517th Airlift Squadron commander, inspects a C-130 Hercules before its final flight with the 517th AS. The final C-130 flight March 23 marked the end of the squadron’s C-130 mission here after 43 years of service. The 517th AS is converting C-17s and the C-130s have relocated to Yokota Air Base, Japan, and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)