BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Col. Stephen Basham (right), 2d Bomb Wing commander, presents a going-away gift to Col. Gerald Hounchell, 2d BW vice commander, June 29. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joanna M. Kresge)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Col. Steven Basham, 2d Bomb Wing commander, drenches Col. Gerald Hounchell, 2d Bomb Wing vice commander, with a bottle of champagne after his fini-flight June 30. Colonel Hounchell has more than 4,200 flight hours during his career. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexandra M. Boutte) (RELEASED)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Col. Gerald Hounchell, 2d Bomb Wing vice commander, is presented with his new City Marshal I.D. badge given by Johnny Wyatt, Bossier Parish City Marshal June 5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexandra Boutte)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Col. Gerald Hounchell, 2d Bomb Wing vice commander, and his wife, Jana, pose for a photo during Eighth Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter’s dinner party Oct. 3, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexandra Boutte)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Col. Gerald Hounchell, 2d Bomb Wing vice commander, throws the first pitch of the Little League Baseball game held May 19, 2009 to Austin Edmonds, 11, son of Master Sgt. Keith Edmonds, 2d Maintenance Squadron. (United States Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexandra Boutte)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Colonel Gerald Hounchell announces that Barksdale has been chosen as the permanent location of Air Force Global Strike Command headquarters during a press conference June 18, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexandra Boutte)