In Memory OfSMSgt Russell W. Swope

SMSgt Russell W. Swope, 69, U.S. Air Force, born in Missouri August 21, 1947, passed away from Agent Orange-related health complications on September 9, 2016. Swope was a Jet Engine Technician with 314th Field Maintenance Squadron (Military Airlift Command), repairing our jets in Vietnam. He was stationed in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. as a Technical Training Instructor and Aircraft Propulsion Superintendent, teaching Airmen, including members of the Mercury program, how to operate and maintain their aircraft properly. Fly high, Airman! Til Valhalla, Brother!