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12,000 hours later, engineer takes final flight

Flight engineers assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron and their families pose for a photo on May 6, 2020, on the flightline at Youngstown Air Reserve Station. Aircrew members wore Hawaiian attire to honor Senior Master Sgt. Vince Bartlomain, an evaluator flight engineer with the 757th Airlift Squadron, after he completed his final flight. For aircrew members, a final flight as a service member is commonly referred to as a “fini flight.” Bartlomain has spent more than 30 years in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and retires with a total of 12,303.7 flying hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina Russo)
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12,000 hours later, engineer takes final flight

A C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron returns from a training mission May 6, 2020. Aboard the aircraft was Senior Master Sgt. Vince Bartlomain, an evaluator flight engineer with the 757th AS, who completed his final flight prior to retiring after more than 30 years in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. For aircrew members, a final flight as a service member is commonly referred to as a “fini flight.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina Russo)
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12,000 hours later, engineer takes final flight

Senior Master Sgt. Vince Bartlomain, an evaluator flight engineer with the 757th Squadron, steps off a C-130H Hercules aircraft May 6, 2020, after donning a celebratory Hawaiian shirt for which he is known. Bartlomain had just completed his final flight prior to retiring after more than 30 years in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. For aircrew members, a final flight as a service member is commonly referred to as a “fini flight.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina Russo)
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12,000 hours later, engineer takes final flight

Senior Master Sgt. Vince Bartlomain, an evaluator flight engineer with the 757th Airlift Squadron, gets sprayed with water on May 6, 2020, on the flightline at Youngstown Air Reserve Station. Bartlomain had just completed his final flight prior to retiring after more than 30 years in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. For aircrew members, a final flight as a service member is commonly referred to as a “fini flight” and tradition has the individual get hosed down as they exit the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina Russo)
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910th eagle flies, but memories remain

Col. Dan Sarachene, former 910th Airlift Wing commander, poses on top of a C-130H Hercules aircraft in Hangar 305 at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Feb. 8, 2019. Sarachene, who has flown C-130s at YARS for 27 total years in two stints, relinquished command on Feb. 9, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Juliet Louden)
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