Chief Master Sgt. Eric Jaren, 95th Air Base Wing command chief master sergeant, gets fit with an oxygen mask by Senior Airman Travis Barron and Staff Sgt. Ed Eberhart, 412th Operations Support Squadron Life Support Equipment Section Jan. 6, in preparation for his fini-flight Jan. 7. Chief Jaren has served as the command chief master sergeant of the 95th ABW since August 2008 and is leaving to helm the top enlisted rank for Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, located in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (Air Force photo/Mike Cassidy)
Chief Master Sgt. Eric Jaren, 95th Air Base Wing command chief master sergeant, and Col. William Thornton, 412th Test Wing commander, walk to an F-16 Fighting Falcon Jan. 7 for Chief Jaren's fini-flight. The chief recieved a fini-flight to celebrate his selection as the comand chief master sergeant of Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command.(Air Force photo/Mike Cassidy)
Chief Master Sgt. Eric Jaren, 95th Air Base Wing command chief master sergeant, and Col. William Thornton, 412th Test Wing commander, make final pre-flight inspections before they takeoff for the chief's fini-flight. Chief Jaren is leaving Edwards to become the command chief master sergeant for the Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command. (Air Force photo/Mike Cassidy)
Chief Master Sgt. Eric Jaren, 95th Air Base Wing command chief master sergeant, gives a thumbs up as he takes off for his fini-flight Jan. 7. The F-16 Fighting Falcon was piloted by Col. William Thornton, 412th Test Wing commander. (Air Force photo/Mike Cassidy)
Col. Jerry Gandy (left), 95th Air Base Wing commander, and Col. Joe Torres (right), 95th Air Base Wing vice commander, hose down Chief Master Sgt. Eric Jaren, 95th Air Base Wing command chief master sergeant, following his fini-flight Jan. 7. The flight was piloted by Col. William Thornton, 412th Test Wing commander, in an F-16 Fighting Falcon. Chief Jaren will soon leave Edwards to become the command chief master sergeant of Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command. (Air Force photo/Mike Cassidy)