NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets honor Air Force

The Wright-Patterson AFB Honor Guard presents the colors during the national anthem Jan. 26 as the Columbus Blue Jackets prepare to play the Buffalo Sabres in a National Hockey League game celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Air Force. From left Airman 1st Class Christine Prince, Senior Airmen Kellen Brown, Kyle Velasquez and Airman 1st Class Josh Rican. (Air Force photo/Spencer P. Lane)

Airmen recognized at NHL game

Tech. Sgt. Skeet Huskey takes pictures of the Columbus Blue Jackets during pre-game warm-up as they prepare to battle the Buffalo Sabres Jan. 26. Sgt. Huskey, with the 88th Communications Squadron, was one of nearly 100 Airmen from Wright-Patterson AFB who attended the game and were honored for their service by more than 18,000 fans at Nationwide Arena. Blue Jackets Center Sergei Fedorov purchased admission tickets and refreshments for the troops. (Air Force photo/Spencer P. Lane)

Family Time

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO -- Maj. Brady Johnson with the 445th Civil Engineer Squadron plays with his daughters, Sarah, center, and Laura, as his wife, Maj. Susanne Johnson, watches Tuesday in Bldg. 142, Area C. Family members were able to spend time with the troops before their flight Jan 9. More than 40 members from the 88th Medical Group and the 445th Airlift Wing boarded a DOD-chartered flight at Wright-Patterson AFB to Norfolk Naval Air Station, Va., en route to locations in Iraq. (Air Force Photo by Spencer P. Lane)

Packing up for deployment

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO -- Tech Sgts. Donald Meiners, left, and Clay Bucy unload luggage from a truck Tuesday at Bldg. 142, Area C, as Airmen of the 445th Civil Engineering Squadron prepare to deploy to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Air Force Photo by Spencer P. Lane)

Dental technician becomes U.S. citizen

DAYTON, Ohio -- Airman 1st Class Mohammed Al Janabi swears in as a U.S. citizen during a ceremony held in the federal courthouse here Sept. 16. He was born in Iraq and is a dental technician with the 74th Dental Squadron at nearby Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Al Eakle)

Dental technician becomes U.S. citizen

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Airman 1st Class Mohammed Al Janabi prepares to take a dental X-ray. Born in Iraq, he became a U.S. citizen during ceremonies held in the federal courthouse in nearby Dayton on Sept. 16. He is a dental technician with the 74th Dental Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Al Eakle)