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Shaw Air Force Base

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Fred Lyda, Air Force Central Command chief of Current Operational Plans (right), officially retires from active duty at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 18, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hunter Brady/Released)

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AFCENT Naval officer sets sail into retirement

Published May 18, 2012
By 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Navy Cmdr. Fred Lyda, assigned to Air Force Central Command chief of current operational plans, recently retired from active duty, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 18, 2012.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Fred Lyda, Air Force Central Command chief of Current Operational Plans (right), officially retires from active duty at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 18, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hunter Brady/Released)

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AFCENT Naval officer sets sail into retirement

Published May 18, 2012
By 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Navy Cmdr. Fred Lyda, assigned to Air Force Central Command chief of current operational plans, recently retired from active duty, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 18, 2012.