911th AMXS specialist flight chief retires after 35 years

A shadow box dedicated to 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Specialist Flight Chief Senior Master Sgt. John A. Szydel waits to be presented during a retirement ceremony at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5, 2019. Szydel formally retired in front of family, friends and fellow Airmen after 35 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marjorie A. Schurr)

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911th AMXS specialist flight chief retires after 35 years

911th Maintenance Group Deputy Commander Lt. Col. William Chapman, left, presents Senior Master Sgt. John A. Szydel with a meritorious service medal citation during a retirement ceremony at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5, 2019. Szydel, who had served in support of several operations like Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Inherent Resolve, retired after 35 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marjorie A. Schurr)

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911th AMXS specialist flight chief retires after 35 years

Lynne Szydel, wife of 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Specialist Flight Chief Senior Master Sgt. John A. Szydel, affixes a retiree pin to her husband’s uniform at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5, 2019. Much of Szydel’s family, many of whom had served in the military themselves, attended his retirement ceremony to show their support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marjorie A. Schurr)

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911th AMXS specialist flight chief retires after 35 years

Published Oct. 23, 2019
By Tech. Sgt. Marjorie A. Schurr
911th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIR RESERVE STATION, Pa. --

911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Specialist Flight Chief Senior Master Sgt. John A. Szydel formally retired after 35 years of service during a ceremony at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5, 2019. Much of Szydel’s family, many of whom having served in the military themselves, attended his retirement ceremony to show their support.