Mounkes promoted to rank of colonel
The wife of Lt. Col. David J. Mounkes watches as their daughter pins new rank insignia on his uniform during a ceremony promoting Mounkes to the rank of colonel at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., July 12, 2104. Mounkes, the outgoing commander of the 123rd Global Mobility Squadron, also took command of the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group the same day. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Joshua Horton)