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Last flight as 911th AW commander

Col. Jeffrey Van Dootingh, Commander of the 911th Airlift Wing, is surprised by family and friends after his final flight at the 911th AW February 13, 2018. Van Dootingh will be the director of staff at 22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beth Kobily)

Col. Jeffrey Van Dootingh, Commander of the 911th Airlift Wing, is surprised by family and friends after his final flight at the 911th AW February 13, 2018. Van Dootingh will be the director of staff at 22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beth Kobily)

A C-130 Hercules containing Col. Jeffrey Van Dootingh, Commander of the 911th Airlift Wing, taxis under arcs of water as it returns to the flight line at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Base, Pa., February 13, 2018. The flight this aircraft was returning from was Van Dootingh’s final flight as the commander of the 911th AW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beth Kobily)

A C-130 Hercules containing Col. Jeffrey Van Dootingh, Commander of the 911th Airlift Wing, taxis under arcs of water as it returns to the flight line at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Base, Pa., February 13, 2018. The flight this aircraft was returning from was Van Dootingh’s final flight as the commander of the 911th AW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beth Kobily)

Crew members stand with Col Jeffrey Van Dootingh, Commander of the 911th Airlift Wing, after returning from his final flight with the 911th Airlift Wing February 13, 2018. Van Dootingh has been a navigator for almost 33 years, and is taking a new position as director of staff at the 22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beth Kobily)

Crew members stand with Col Jeffrey Van Dootingh, Commander of the 911th Airlift Wing, after returning from his final flight with the 911th Airlift Wing February 13, 2018. Van Dootingh has been a navigator for almost 33 years, and is taking a new position as director of staff at the 22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beth Kobily)

PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIR RESERVE STATION, Pa. --

Col. Jeffrey Van Dootingh, vommander of the 911th Airlift Wing, was surprised by family and friends after his final flight at the 911th AW February 13, 2018. Van Dootingh will be assuming the role of director of staff at 22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga.