Air Force Air National Guard Master Sgt. Patrick G. McNamara has retired from the U.S. Air Force Air National Guard after serving honorably for 29 years.

McNamara was last serving as Maintenance Operation Flight plans and scheduling superintendent with 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield Lahm Airport, Ohio.

McNamara is the son of George and Ann McNamara of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, husband of Stephanie McNamara of Centerburg, Ohio, father of Gregory, Shaelyn, and Aieden McNamara of Centerbury, Ohio, and step-father of Hannah, Noah, and Meghan Hale of Centerburg, Ohio.

He is a 1983 graduate of Riverdale High School, Mt. Blanchard, Ohio. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 2014 from Devry University, Columbus, Ohio.