Girls of the West see AF Reserve up close, experience re-enlistment ceremony
Tech. Sgt. Kennon Colvin (right) takes the oath of enlistment July 1 from Lt. Col. Carlos Ortiz, 52nd Airlift Squadron commander, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Sergeant Colvin, a C-130 crew chief assigned to the 52nd AS, re-enlisted in front of other members of the squadron. Afterwards, Girls of the West ladies Jessica Greene and Dayna Jenkins surprised him with a group photo. Both Miss Greene, the Girl of the West, and her aide, Miss Jenkins, received an up-close look at the 302nd Airlift Wing's primary mission of tactical airlift and airdrop and experienced the re-enlistment ceremony for the 52nd AS member. The 52nd AS is an Active Duty C-130 unit associated with the 302nd AW. The 302nd AW is an AF Reserve-assigned unit also charged with mission of aerial firefighting using the Modular Airborne Firefighting System. For more information on the Girls of the West, visit www.coloradospringsrodeo.com. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)