Like father, like son

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1/15/2013 - U.S. Air Force Col. John Breazeale, 917th Fighter Group commander, recites the Oath of Enlistment to Tech. Sgt. Shannon Tutt beside an A-10 Thunderbolt II, Jan. 14, 2013, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Tutt is the Dedicated Crew Chief of the aircraft, tail number 79-0147, which is the same aircraft his dad, Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Tutt, accepted straight from the factory and spent 22 years as its crew chief before retiring from the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 79-0147 from the 47th Fighter Squadron. MAMMY YOKUM (or MAMMY OKUM) comic fuselage art. Ladder door art: Gatling Justice - Impacting Hearts and Minds. Crew inscriptions: PLT. LT. COL. JAMES TRAVIS, DCC. TSGT SHANNON TUTT, ACC. SRA MICHAEL DUTSON.

1/15/2013 - U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shannon Tutt repeats the Oath of Enlistment, Jan. 14, 2013, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Tutt is a crew chief assigned to the 917th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and asked to be reenlisted next to his aircraft, which was crew chiefed by his dad, Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Tutt, for 22 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele) Hi-res

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