WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Col. Nathan Day, 445th Airlift Wing Deputy Commander, greets family and friends after landing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio for his final C-17 Globemaster III flight Sept. 22, 2023.
Day has been deputy commander of the 445th AW since May 2021.
The ‘fini’ flight is a tradition amongst military aviators where aircrew members are hosed down by their peers, family and friends upon the completion of their final flight.