Louisiana Civic Leaders tour Eglin AFB

Briefer Brian Mitchell informs a group of civic leaders about past, present and future war technology, in the Taconi Room of the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., October 22, 2009. More than twenty-six influential civic leaders from the Shreveport/Bossier City area of Louisiana gained first-hand knowledge of operations of the Air Force during a two-day “Civic Leader Tour” flight from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., to Eglin on October 21-22, 2009. The leaders received several mission briefings and viewed a static display of the MC-130 Combat Talon I as well as touring several facilities at Eglin AFB and Duke Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

C-5 flyer at Bengals game

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Master Sgt. Jonathan Winters, 89th Airlift Squadron, talks to Lt. Col. Mike Baker, 445th Operational Support Squadron, about pre-game activities on the field prior to the Cincinnati Bengals vs. Chicago Bears football game Oct. 25. Sergeant Winters and Colonel Baker coordinated the unit’s C-5 Galaxy flyover that occurred at the end of the national anthem. (U. S. Air Force photo/Laura Darden)

88th SFS Volunteers

Twenty-one members form the 88th Security Forces Squadron gather for a photo in front of the Habit for Humanity house they volunteered to help erect.

88th SFS Volunteers

Habitat for Humanity’s Site Manager Keith Powell (left) explains the wall plans for the interior portion to the Habitat for Humanity house with security force volunteers (left to right) SSgt’s Richard Newsome, Christopher Klein, Detoni McWilliams, and Tyler Ogden.

Wingman helps cancer survivor meet Air Force Half Marathon goal

Master Sgt. Mike Sanders (center) gets some help from 2nd Lt. Evan McNichols (left) and Lieutenant McNichols' cousin, Ben, after finishing the Air Force Half Marathon Sept. 19, 2009, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Sergeant Sanders ran the event one year and eight months after beating cancer. Sergeant Sanders had served as an instructor with the University of Oregon's Air Force ROTC program, and Lieutenant McNichols was a cadet there and they have been each other's wingman since. (Courtesy photo)

Wingman helps cancer survivor meet Air Force Half Marathon goal

Master Sgt. Mike Sanders runs for the finish line during the Air Force Half Marathon Sept. 19, 2009, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Sergeant Sanders ran the event one year and eight months after beating cancer. (Courtesy photo)

MEDRETE exercise brings smiles to Columbian children

The operating room set up during MEDRETE 2009 medical readiness training exercise in Cartagena, Columbia, enabled joint teams to perform two plastic surgeries simultaneously. Dr. Matthew Talarczyk of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, led one team (left), and Dr. Charles Hardin of Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, led the other, assisted by Mauricio Bolivar, a plastic surgeon with the Columbian Navy. (U.S. Army photo/Miguel A. Negron)

MEDRETE exercise brings smiles to Columbian children

Dr. Matthew Talarczyk (right), performs cleft palate surgery on a Columbian resident with assistance from surgical technician Master Sgt. Darlena Matthis on July 22, 2009 in Cartagena, Columbia. Talarczyk is from the 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio and Matthis is from the 59th Medical Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas. (U.S. Army photo/Miguel A. Negron)

Disabilities don't stop these marathoners

Ben Hulin of South Bend, Ind., won the push rim wheeled division during the U.S. Air Force Marathon Sept. 19, 2009 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (Air Force photo/Ben Strasser).

'Consumer Warrior' Clark Howard participates in USAF Marathon

Staff Sgt. Chad Tanner gives syndicated radio personality and consumer advocate Clark Howard a tour of the Air Force 'X-1' Mustang, Sept. 18, 2009 at Wright State University. The X-1 is a modified Ford Mustang with a jet cockpit that includes a single-driver ejection seat in the center of the vehicle, short shifter, flight stick and advanced instrumentation panel. The car was in town to support recruiting efforts during the U.S. Air Force Marathon. Howard ran the marathon's 5K race and met with Airmen and their families, answering questions about personal finance and today's economy. Tanner is with the 338th Recruiting Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (Air Force photo/Ted Theopolos)

Half marathon start

First Lieutenant Caroline White, wearing race bib 7033, joins more than 3,800 runners at the start of the half marathon Sept. 19, 2009 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. U.S. Air Force Marathon race events attracted nearly 10,000 total runners. White won the half marathon women's division. She is currently assigned on temporary duty with the Air Force World Class Athlete Program in Colorado Springs, Colo. and is slated to begin pilot training at Sheppard AFB, Texas, later this year. (Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

Home of the brave

Staff Sgt. Felita Rowe sings the National Anthem during opening ceremonies for the U.S. Air Force Marathon Sept. 19, 2009 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Rowe is with the Air Force Band of Flight at Wright-Patt. (Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)