September 2012 Tip of the Spear
Tech. Sgt. Michael Jester, 917th Maintenance Squadron phase inspection dock chief, is the Tip of the Spear award winner for September 2012. The 917th Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., is part of the 917th Fighter Group, a geographically separated unit of the 442nd Fighter Wing. The 442nd FW is an A-10 Thunderbolt II Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo/Released)