Lt. Col. Neil Neaderhiser Retires

U.S. Air Force Honor Guard members stand at attention during Lt. Col. Neil Neaderhiser’s, 609th Air and Space Operations Center Chief of Contingency Operations, retirement ceremony Oct. 18, 2013, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Neaderhiser gathered with family, friends and co-workers to celebrate his 21-year career in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jensen Stidham/Released)

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Lt. Col. Neil Neaderhiser Retires

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Neil Neaderhiser, 609th Air and Space Operations Center Chief of Contingency Operations, sits and laughs during his retirement ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 18, 2013. Neaderhiser gathered with family, friends and fellow Airmen to celebrate his 21-year career in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jensen Stidham/Released)

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Lt. Col. Neil Neaderhiser Retires

Family, friends and fellow Airmen sit, listen and laugh during Lt. Col. Neil Neaderhiser’s, 609th Air and Space Operations Center Chief of Contingency Operations, retirement ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 18, 2013. Neaderhiser, at times, used humor to describe his 21-year career in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jensen Stidham/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Clark Quinn, 20th Fighter Wing vice commander, presents Lt. Col. Neaderhiser, 609th Air and Space Operations Center Chief of Contingency Operations, his retirement certificate during Neaderhiser’s retirement ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 18, 2013. Neaderhiser gathered with family, friends and fellow Airmen to celebrate his 21-year career in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jensen Stidham/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Neaderhiser, 609th Air and Space Operations Center Chief of Contingency Operations, speaks about his career during his retirement ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 18, 2013. Neaderhiser gathered with family, friends and fellow Airmen to celebrate his 21-year career in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jensen Stidham/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Neaderhiser, 609th Air and Space Operations Center Chief of Contingency Operations, holds up his low-quarters during his retirement ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 18, 2013. Neaderhiser told the crowd that he had never purchased another pair of low-quarters since he had been issued them at the beginning of his 21-year career in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jensen Stidham/Released)

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Lt. Col. Neil Neaderhiser retires

Published Oct. 22, 2013
By Airman 1st Class Jensen Stidham
20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Neil Neaderhiser retired here Oct. 18. Neaderhiser held his retirement ceremony for friends, family and fellow Airmen to celebrate his 21-year career as a commissioned officer. During the ceremony, Neaderhiser advised younger Airmen in the crowd to do what makes them happy, never tell themselves "no", set goals, always volunteer to go to the fight, and to make their careers as fulfilling as they can.

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Lt. Col. Neil Neaderhiser Retires

Lt. Col. Neil Neaderhiser Retires

Lt. Col. Neil Neaderhiser Retires