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Part 3 - Making the Switch: What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Field Grade Officer - The Center for Junior Officers
![Maj. Derick Price is presented with the 2017 Field Grade Officer of the Year award for Headquarters Pacific Air Forces from Brig. Gen. Gregory Guillot, Headquarters PACAF chief of staff, during the Maj. Derick Price is presented with the 2017 Field Grade Officer of the Year award for Headquarters Pacific Air Forces from Brig. Gen. Gregory Guillot, Headquarters PACAF chief of staff, during the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/MB1EF3/maj-derick-price-is-presented-with-the-2017-field-grade-officer-of-the-year-award-for-headquarters-pacific-air-forces-from-brig-gen-gregory-guillot-headquarters-pacaf-chief-of-staff-during-the-2017-outstanding-airman-of-the-year-ceremony-feb-9-2018-at-joint-base-pearl-harbor-hickam-hawaii-outstanding-airman-of-the-year-awards-are-presented-to-recipients-who-have-demonstrated-superior-leadership-job-performance-and-personal-achievement-throughout-the-year-MB1EF3.jpg)
Maj. Derick Price is presented with the 2017 Field Grade Officer of the Year award for Headquarters Pacific Air Forces from Brig. Gen. Gregory Guillot, Headquarters PACAF chief of staff, during the
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