Colonel promotion
PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. -- Colonel Jed. J. French is pinned on the rank of colonel by his children, Amelia and Jacob French, during a promotion ceremony, Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., March 9 2014 as Lt. Col. Anthony Picano looks on. French is the Joint Judge Advocate for the N.H. National Guard, Joint Forces Headquarters. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1983 and served in the Calvary along the border with East and West Germany. French is a graduate of the University of Maine Law School and served in Afghanistan during 2010-2011. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Curtis J. Lenz)