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A District of Columbia F-16D jet fighter piloted by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine taxis on the taxiway following a training sortie May 2, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Caine held several senior leadership positions within the D.C. Air National Guard between 2008 and 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Enriquez)

Det 880 Photos – Alumni in Service

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Calling all Det 880 alumni currently in the Air Force or Space Force!

Our detachment is looking for photos of alumni in action.

Please submit any photos you’d like us to consider via email to our recruiting officer, Capt Samantha Jones. Be sure to include a caption with relevant details (officers/airmen pictured, location, equipment seen, etc.) in your email. You may even see your photos shared on this website or other recruitment materials.

By sharing your experiences, you can motivate future officers to follow in your footsteps and join the world’s finest Air and Space Forces.

Photo of refuel - Courtesy of Lt Col Roderick James '04 and Lt Col Derek Rankin '05
Courtesy of Lt Col Roderick James ’04 and Lt Col Derek Rankin ’05
1st Lt Tyler DeJoe '18 with Lt Col B.D. Harrison '02 holding VMI flag after Lt DeJoe’s B-52 checkride
1st Lt Tyler DeJoe ’18 with Lt Col B.D. Harrison ’02
Close up of graduate holding VMI flag during refuel - Courtesy of Lt Col Roderick James '04 and Lt Col Derek Rankin '05
Courtesy of Lt Col Roderick James ’04 and Lt Col Derek Rankin ’05
Flying the VMI flag mid-flight - Courtesy of Lt Col Roderick James '04 and Lt Col Derek Rankin '05
Courtesy of Lt Col Roderick James ’04 and Lt Col Derek Rankin ’05
VMI flag framing window during refuel - Courtesy of Lt Col Roderick James '04 and Lt Col Derek Rankin '05
Courtesy of Lt Col Roderick James ’04 and Lt Col Derek Rankin ’05
F-22 flyover of VMI Post from June of '18 - Photo courtesy of Lt Col John 'Slider' Getgood '98 USAF, Ret.
Courtesy of Lt Col John ‘Slider’ Getgood ’98 USAF, Ret.

—Header Image: A District of Columbia F-16D jet fighter piloted by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine ’90 taxis on the taxiway following a training sortie May 2, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Caine held several senior leadership positions within the D.C. Air National Guard between 2008 and 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Enriquez)