s and on 20 February 1951, he was promoted to Lt Col.<sup id="cite_ref-Frank_Olynyk_1995_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frank_Olynyk_1995-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> In October 1953, he was assigned to Alexandria Air Force Base in <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria,_Louisiana" title="Alexandria, Louisiana">Alexandria, Louisiana</a> as commander of the <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/389th_Fighter_Squadron" title="389th Fighter Squadron">389th Fighter-Bomber Squadron</a> 