436th MXG commander receives C-17 final flight

Col. Christopher May, 436th Maintenance Group commander, receives the traditional fini flight hose-down from family, friends and base personnel after a “fini flight” on a C-17 Globemaster III at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, May 24, 2021. May is retiring after serving 33 years in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

436th MXG commander receives C-17 final flight

Col. Christopher May, 436th Maintenance Group commander, takes off as a passenger aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during his “fini flight” at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, May 24, 2021. May received the traditional hose-down from family, friends and base personnel after the flight. He is retiring after serving 33 years in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

436th MXG commander receives C-17 final flight

Christopher “CJ” May Jr., son of Col. Christopher May, 436th Maintenance Group commander, marshals a C-17 Globemaster III into its parking spot at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, May 24, 2021. After the completion of his “fini flight”, May received the traditional hose-down from family, friends and base personnel. May is retiring after serving 33 years in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

436th MXG commander receives C-17 final flight

Col. Mike Peeler, right, 436th Operations Group commander, pours ice water on Col. Christopher May, 436th Maintenance Group commander, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, May 24, 2021. May received the traditional “fini flight” hose-down from family, friends and base personnel after the flight. May is retiring after serving 33 years in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

436th MXG commander receives C-17 final flight

Col. Mike Peeler, left, 436th Operations Group commander, presents Col. Christopher May, 436th Maintenance Group commander, a framed copy of a crew flight authorization at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, May 24, 2021. After accompanying a local C-17 Globemaster III training flight, May received the traditional “fini flight” hose-down from family, friends and base personnel. May is retiring after serving 33 years in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik) (This image has been altered for security purposes by blurring out personal identifiable information.)

436th MXG commander receives C-17 final flight

Published May 25, 2021
By Roland Balik
436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. --