Air Force Materiel Command Tattoo 2010

A B-52 Stratofortress performs a flyover of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force June 25, 2010 during Air Force Materiel Command's sixth annual Tattoo. The free event attracted more than 75,000 people to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio for an evening of music, military ceremony, aircraft flyovers and fireworks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

Air Force Materiel Command Tattoo 2010

A World War II B-17 Flying Fortress flys over the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force June 25, 2010 during Air Force Materiel Command's sixth annual Tattoo. The free event attracted more than 75,000 people to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio for an evening of music, military ceremony, aircraft flyovers and fireworks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

Korean War Veterans to be honored at 2010 Tattoo

James Snyder, a Korean War veteran, recalled having “one-and-a-half hours” of notice that a war had broken out and he was heading there. He and four other veterans will be honored for their service at the 6th Annual Freedom's Call Tattoo.

Veterans honored at Tattoo

Sam Morgan, a Xenia resident and Korean War veteran, received his draft notice in 1951. He was assigned to the Third Marine Division’s motor transport battalion as a company clerk and spent most of his enlistment at Camp Pendleton, Calif. He will be honored along with four others at the 6th Annual Freedom's Call Tattoo at WPAFB.

Korean War Veterans to be honored at Tattoo

Bernie DeLong, a Korean War Veteran, entered the Army Reserve in 1948. In 1950, switched to the Air Force to fly fighters and “rise above the fray.” He flew F-84Ds and Gs in Korea starting in April 1953 and completed 69 air-to-ground missions by July when the armistice was signed. Mr. DeLong and four other Korean War Veterans will be honored for their service during the 2010 Freedom’s Call Tattoo June 25, on the grounds of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Conference focuses on DoD acquisition workforce

Mr. Gary Bliss is joined by senior Air Force leaders for a 3-star panel discussion during the DoD Acquisition Insight Conference April 20, 2010 at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. The conference, sponsored by the Defense Acquisition University, focused on challenges faced by the Department of Defense acquisition workforce. Mr. Bliss is director of the Pentagon’s Performance Assessment and Root Cause Analysis office. Also pictured are Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds, Electronic Systems Center commander, Lt. Gen Tom Owen, Aeronautical Systems Center commander, Lt. Gen. Marc Rogers, Inspector General of the Air Force, and Lt. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command vice commander. (DoD photo/Erica Kobren)

Conference focuses on DoD acquisition workforce

Dr. Ashton Carter, the Pentagon’s top acquisition official, speaks to more than 700 military and civilian acquisition officials during the DoD Acquisition Insight Conference April 20, 2010 held at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. The conference, sponsored by the Defense Acquisition University, focused on challenges faced by the Department of Defense acquisition workforce. Dr. Carter is Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. (DoD photo/Erica Kobren)

Conference focuses on DoD acquisition workforce

Dr. Ashton Carter, the Pentagon’s top acquisition official, speaks to more than 700 military and civilian acquisition officials and defense industry partners during the DoD Acquisition Insight Conference April 20, 2010 at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. The conference, sponsored by the Defense Acquisition University, focused on challenges faced by the Department of Defense acquisition workforce. Dr. Carter is Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. (DoD photo/Erica Kobren)

A General tour

Maj. Gen. Kathleen Close, Director, Logistics and Sustainment, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, greets 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center Airmen at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Feb. 7, 2010. General Close visited the Transit Center as part of a trip through the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility to acquire feedback directly from the warfighter about the test and sustainment support AFMC is contributing to the fight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carolyn Viss/released)

USAF School of Aerospace Medicine's DIMO unit carries training worldwide

U. S. Air Force instructors with the Defense Institute for Medical Operations based at Brooks City-Base, Texas, train local first responders on proper litter carry skills in Kingston, Jamaica. (Air Force photo)

X-51A

An X-51A WaveRider hypersonic flight test vehicle is uploaded to an Air Force Flight Test Center B-52 for fit testing at Edwards Air Force Base on July 17, 2009. Four scramjet-powered Waveriders were built for the Air Force. The Air Force Research Laboratory, DARPA, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, and Boeing are partners on the X-51A technology demonstrator program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chad Bellay)

X-51A mated to B-52 for fit test

The X-51A WaveRider hypersonic flight test vehicle was uploaded to an Air Force Flight Test Center B-52 for fit testing at Edwards Air Force Base on July 17. Two B-52 flights, one captive carriage and one dress rehearsal, are planned this fall prior to the X-51's first hypersonic scramjet flight over the Pacific Ocean scheduled in December. The Air Force Research Laboratory, DARPA, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, and Boeing are partnering on the X-51A technology demonstrator program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chad Bellay)