Senior Airman Cassandra Pittman sings America the Beautiful

Senior Airman Cassandra Pittman from the 178th Air National Guard sings America the Beautiful in front of the Wright-Patterson AFB Honor Guard during half time at the Dayton Dutch Lions Wright-Patterson AFB Appreciation Night, May 26, 2012, at Miami Valley Hospital Stadium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ted Theopolos).

Singer Senior Airman Cassandra Pittman

Senior Airman Cassandra Pittman from the 178th Air National Guard sings the National Anthem at the Dayton Dutch Lions Wright-Patterson AFB Appreciation Night on May 26, 2012, at Miami Valley Hospital Stadium at Beavercreek High School. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ted Theopolos).

Tattoo 2011

Tattoo 2011

WPAFB Airman saluting during Flag Day Ceremony.

WPAFB Airman saluting during Flag Day Ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Ben Strasser)

Air National Guard Airmen support AFRL radar project

Senior Master Sgt. Michael Pope, Master Sgt. Peter Krug and Staff Sgt. Lynn Shain take a break during construction of a 100' bi-static radar tower May 20, 2011 at Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio. Air National Guard Airmen from six states helped construct four towers and install radar systems to provide the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base with the capability to conduct advanced sensors research. BRAC 2005 decisions directed relocation of the research radars from Rome, N.Y. Sergeant Pope is with the 219th Engineering Installation Squadron, based in Tulsa, Okla. Sergeants Krug and Shain are each with the 243rd Engineering Installation Squadron, South Portland, Maine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rick Shaughnessy)

Air National Guard Airmen support AFRL radar project

Senior Master Sgt. Michael Pope performs an inspection during construction of a 100' bi-static radar tower May 20, 2011 at Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio. Air National Guard Airmen from six states helped construct four towers and install radars to provide the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base with the capability to conduct advanced sensors research. BRAC 2005 decisions directed relocation of the research radars from Rome, N.Y. Sergeant Pope is with the 219th Engineering Installation Squadron, based in Tulsa, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rick Shaughnessy)

Advisors from 3 bases converge for evacuation training

NEW AL-MUTHANA AIR BASE, Iraq -- U.S. Air Force Col. Jane Hendricks-Vesel, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group chief nurse, gives a 'thumbs up' as four Iraqi air force medics practice litter carrying May 19. Six Iraqi medics learned the basics of aeromedical evacuations during a two-day joint training session with U.S. Air Force and Army advisors. Colonel Hendricks-Vesel is deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and hails from Wansan, Wis. (U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Jason Lake)

Violence in Iraq is down, just ask EMEDS

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – Col. Nabil Habib, 321st Expeditionary Medical Squadron general surgeon, checks a patient’s vital signs May 11. The 321st EMEDS is the principal surgical unit for American forces in all of northern Iraq, treating military and civilian patients alike. Colonel Habib, originally from Tampa, Fla., is deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. photo by Tech. Sgt. Randy Redman)

Fallen Marine honored during dignified transfer ceremony

A Marine Corps Honor Guard carries Marine Cpl. Adam D. Jones of Germantown, Ohio during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Thursday, May 5, 2011. Corporal Jones died April 27 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

Fallen Marine honored during dignified transfer ceremony

Ohio Patriot Guard riders honor Marine Cpl. Adam D. Jones of Germantown, Ohio during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Thursday, May 5, 2011. Corporal Jones died April 27 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

World Trade Center steel arrives to southwest Ohio

Led by a procession of Ohio Patriot Guard riders and firefighting equipment from southwest Ohio communities and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, a flatbed trailer containing a large steel beam from New York's World Trade Center arrives to Fairborn, Ohio March 25, 2011. The artifact will become part of a permanent memorial to honor first responders and victims of the 9/11 terrorists attacks. It will be located at the National Center for Medical Readiness, located in Fairborn near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (Skywrighter photo/Niki Jahns)

World Trade Center steel arrives to southwest Ohio

Airmen from Wright-Patterson AIr Force Base's Airman Leadership School listen during a ceremony March 25, 2011 in Fairborn, Ohio marking the arrival of a large steel beam from New York's World Trade Center. The artifact will become part of a permanent memorial to honor first responders and victims of the 9/11 terrorists attacks. It will be located at the National Center for Medical Readiness, located in Fairborn near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (Skywrighter photo/Niki Jahns)