53-year Civil Service career comes to close
Col. Thaddeus Allen, the Air Force Special Operations Command operations division chief, presents Jerry McCallister, the AFSOC operations division deputy chief, the Outstanding Civilian Career Service Award during a retirement ceremony, at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 9, 2016. McCallister retired from the civil service after 30 years. He also served 23 years on active duty bring his total service to the Air Force to 53 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)