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GEN Lew Allen, Air Force chief of staff, presents the Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal to LGEN Benjamin N. Bellis during his retirement ceremony

Air Force CHIEF of STAFF GEN Lew Allen Jr. and Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr are present at a wreath laying ceremony

LGEN Leonardo T. Collaces, Brazil air force chief of staff, next to GEN Lew Allen, U.S. Air Force chief of staff, pays honor to the U.S. flag upon his arrival in the United States for a visit

GEN Robert E. Huyser, Military Airlift commander in chief, is presented his retirement orders by Air Force CHIEF of STAFF GEN Lew Allen Jr

GEN Lew Allen Jr., right, inspects the Air Force personnel participating in his retirement ceremony

The 162nd Wing Arizona Air National Guard honors the retirement of former wing commander Brig. Gen. Andrew MacDonald

General (GEN) Charles L. Donnelly Jr., departing commander in chief, US Air Force Europe, and Allied Air Forces Central Europe, is awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by GEN Larry D. Welch, chief of staff of the Air Force. Donnelly is being replaced by GEN William L. Kirk, former commander, 9th Air Force

Lieutenant General (LGEN) James E. Light (left), commander, 15th Air Force, presents Brigadier General Jesse S. Hocker, former commander of the 14th Air Division with the Distinguished Service Medal at BGEN Hocker's retirement ceremony

Lieutenant General (LGEN) Ernest D. Peixotto, comptroller of the Army, presents the Distinguished Service Medal to retired Colonel (COL) Arthur D. Wells during a ceremony at the Pentagon

GEN Lew Allen, Air Force chief of staff, presents the Department of Defense Distinuished Service Medal to LGEN Benjamin N. Bellis during his retirement ceremony

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Ramstein Air Base

State: Rheinland-Pfalz

Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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17/07/1981
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