169th FW Awards and Retirement Ceremony
Brig. Gen. Grady Patterson III, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, gives Chief Master Sgt. Larry Crowson, future State Command Chief, his Certificate of Appointment during the awards and retirement ceremony held in the hangar at McEntire JNGB, S.C., on December 4, 2011. During the ceremony, the 169th Fighter Wing recognized several retirees for their service to the SCANG and CCAF graduates were awarded certificates for earning their associates degrees. CMSgt. Larry Crowson was recognized for being selected to be the 11th State Command Chief, effective January 1, 2012 and CMSgt. Robert Davis was introduced as the new Command Chief for the 169th FW. (SCANG photo by TSgt. Caycee Cook)