Keywords: air force usaf 182 aw 182nd airlift wing peoria illinois ill ang national guard il angb ngb acc combat command commander new executive officer alo liaison asos support operations squadron candidate pilot program springfield 183 fighter usa portrait people U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William L. Wheeler, commander of the 168th Air Support Operations Squadron, poses at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Ill., Oct. 17, 2014. Wheeler came to Peoria in 1990 as a candidate for a pilot program that successfully proved non-rated officers could serve as effective air liaison officers. He transferred to the 183rd Fighter Wing in Springfield October 20 to become its new executive officer. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released) U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William L. Wheeler, commander of the 168th Air Support Operations Squadron, poses at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Ill., Oct. 17, 2014. Wheeler came to Peoria in 1990 as a candidate for a pilot program that successfully proved non-rated officers could serve as effective air liaison officers. He transferred to the 183rd Fighter Wing in Springfield October 20 to become its new executive officer. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released) |