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Col. Kevin Schiller, 375th Operations Group commander, and Lt. Col. Royce Lippert, 457th Airlift Squadron commander, furl the 457th flag during an inactivation ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, June 14, 2019. The 457th AS was first stood up as the 457th Heavy Bombardment Squadron on July 1, 1942, and was responsible for training stateside aircrews in the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chad Gorecki)


457th Airlift Squadron inactivates, celebrates history

Col. Kevin Schiller, 375th Operations Group commander, and Lt. Col. Royce Lippert, 457th Airlift Squadron commander, furl the 457th flag during an inactivation ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, June 14, 2019. The 457th AS was first stood up as the 457th Heavy Bombardment Squadron on July 1, 1942, and was responsible for training stateside aircrews in the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chad Gorecki)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Johnny Frye, 458th Airlift Squadron, C-21 pilot, visits with students from the Red Tail Flight Academy during a trip to Tuskegee, Alabama, Sept. 28, 2021. The group of pilots from Scott AFB, Illinois made history as being the first all-African American crew to land the C-21 at Alabama's historic Tuskegee Airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Sam Eckholm)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Sidney Ganison, C-21 pilot, stands next to Staff Sgt. Rachel Kinsey, Aviation Resource Management NCOIC, Capt. Johnny Frye, C-21 pilot, Master Sgt. Shina Williamson, 458th Airlift Squadron superintendent, and Capt. Kyle Green, C-21 pilot, (left to right) during a trip to Tuskegee, Alabama, Sept. 28, 2021. The group made history as being the first all-African American crew to land the C-21 at Alabama's historic Tuskegee Airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Sam Eckholm)
U.S. Air Force pilots and crew from the 458th Airlift Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, pose for a photo alongside students from the Red Tail Flight Academy, Tuskegee, Alabama, Sept. 28, 2021. The school’s campus is on the same airfield the legendary Tuskegee Airmen trained at over 80 years ago and trains new students pilots interested in building flight time and learning more about aviation. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Sam Eckholm)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Johnny Frye, 458th Airlift Squadron, C-21 pilot, leads a tour of the aircraft during a visit to Tuskegee, Alabama, Sept. 28, 2021. The group of pilots from Scott AFB, Illinois made history as being the first all-African American crew to land the C-21 at Alabama's historic Tuskegee Airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Sam Eckholm)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Sidney Ganison, stands next to Capt. Kyle Green and Capt. Johnny Frye (left to right), C-21 pilots, 458th Airlift Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, during a trip to Tuskegee, Alabama, Sept. 28, 2021. The group made history as being the first all-African American crew to land the C-21 at Alabama's historic Tuskegee Airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Sam Eckholm)
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Members of the 458th Airlift Squadron assigned to Scott Air Force Base, Ill., flew to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, June 13, 2019, for a inactivation ceremony the following day. The ceremony was held to inactivate the 457th AS located at JBA where members, both past and present, celebrated the squadron’s heritage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chad Gorecki)
Col. Kevin Schiller, 375th Operations Group commander, speaks during the 457th Airlift Squadron inactivation ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, June 14, 2019. The unit was inactivated as part of a consolidation effort of the C-21 inventory. The last of the four C-21s located at Andrews will arrive at Scott Air Force Base on June 18 to make a total of 14 C-21s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chad Gorecki)