Conversion Day
Col. Mark Anderson, 188th Wing commander; Col. Brian Burger, 188th Operations Group commander; Lt. Col. Robert Kinney, 188th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group commander; and Chief Master Sgt. Stephen Bradley, 188th Wing command chief, applaud following a speech delivered by Lt. Col. Anderson Neal, out-going 188th Maintenance Group commander, following the inactivation of the 188th Maintenance Group, 188th Maintenance Squadron, 188th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 188th Maintenance Operations Flight during a Conversion Day ceremony at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 7, 2014. The ceremony recognized the many changes occurring at the wing as a result of its conversion to a remotely piloted aircraft (MQ-9 Reapers) and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark Moore)