The 917th Fighter Group says goodbye to Senior Master Sgt. Maffett

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4/30/2012 - U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Travis Caughlin, 917th Fighter Group deputy commander for maintenance, presents the Certificate of Retirement to Senior Master Sgt. Margaret Maffett, 917th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, during a retirement ceremony, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 27, 2012. Maffett is retiring from the Air Force Reserve after more than 30 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele) Hi-res

4/30/2012 - Students from the Phoenix Magnet Elementary School attend the retirement ceremony for one of their teachers, U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Margaret Maffett, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 27, 2012. Maffett is the 917th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant and is retiring from the Air Force Reserve after more than 30 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele) Hi-res

4/30/2012 - Students, parents and faculty from the Phoenix Magnet Elementary School, attend the retirement ceremony for U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Margaret Maffett, 917th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 27, 2012. Maffett, a teacher at Phoenix Magnet, is retiring from the Air Force Reserve after more than 30 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 79-0145 from the 47th Fighter Squadron.

4/30/2012 - Students, parents and faculty from the Phoenix Magnet Elementary School from Alexandria, La., get a tour of a 917th Fighter Group A-10 Thunderbolt II following the retirement ceremony for Senior Master Sgt. Margaret Maffett, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 27, 2012. Maffett is a teacher at Phoenix Magnet, and the students sent care packages and letters to members of the 917th Fighter Group during their recent deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 79-0147 from the 47th Fighter Squadron.

4/30/2012 - U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Cobb, 47th Fighter Squadron pilot, shows Phoenix Magnet Elementary School students the cockpit of an A-10 Thunderbolt II during a tour at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 27, 2012. Students, parents and faculty members were treated to the tour following the retirement ceremony for one of their teachers, Senior Master Sgt. Margaret Maffett, 917th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, who retired from the Air Force Reserve after more than 30 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele) Hi-res

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