In honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Colorado National Guard, the 140th Wing painted an F-16 tail flash to commemorate this anniversary. The flash was designed by Visual Information Coordinator, U.S Army Master Sgt. Dave Schmidt, and painted by 140th Wing maintainers, Master Sgt. Jim Riser and Technical Sgt. Phil Kistler. The jet will remain painted and flown by 140th Wing Commander, Brig. Gen. Trulan A. Eyre, throughout 2010.