Zone sweep

Airmen First Class Joshua Lefevre and Jennifer Fuentes, both members of the 88th Medical Support Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, perform a post-attack damage assessment and security sweep following a simulated attack. The Airmen were participating in an employment exercise here May 13, part of the base preparations for an Operational Readiness Inspection. Wright-Patterson Medical Center Airmen frequently deploy in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and global humanitarian response missons. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Watchful eye

Carmen Riches, exercise program manager, 88th Air Base Wing Installation Exercise Program Office, and Lt. Col. Wendy Larson, 88th Air Base Wing chief of plans and programs, observe response by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Airmen to a simulated chemical attack during an exercise here May 13. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Where do you need help?

Col. Colleen Ryan, 88th Air Base Wing commander at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, reviews the exercise play area with Col. James Miner (left), 88th Mission Support Group commander, and Lt. Col. Scott Katz, 88th Mission Support Group deputy commander. Katz commanded a group of base Airmen simulated deployed to a forward operating location where they were subjected to conventional and chemical attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Combat arms

Tech. Sgt. Eric Ingram, 88th Security Forces Squadron, demonstrates proper weapons handling to Wright-Patterson Airmen participating in a base employment exercise May 13. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Buddy check MOPP2

Senior Master Sgt. Eric Turner, 516th Aeronautical Systems Group "buddy checks" the snaps on the back of Capt. Keith Larson's chemical warfare defense ensemble during a readiness exercise at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base May 13. Base Airmen responded to simulated conventional and chemical attacks at a forward operating location. Larson is assigned to the 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Zone crossover

Capt. Keith Larson, F-22 aircrew training program manager, 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing, and Senior Master Sgt. Eric Turner, C-17 logistics manager, 516th Aeronautical Systems Group cross into another zone representing a partition of a forward-deployed air base during an exercise May 13. The two were among base Airmen from Aeronautical Systems Center and across Wright-Patterson Air Force Base who responded to simulated conventional and chemical attacks exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Attention to detail

Staff Sgt. Michael Miller, information management specialist with the 88th Mission Support Group, records unexploded ordnance information following a mock attack. Miller was among Airmen from across Wright-Patterson Air Force Base participating in an exercise May 13 testing command and control procedures and response to conventional and chemical attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Status update

Staff Sgt. Michael Miller (right) briefs Lt. Col. Scott Katz, 88th Mission Support Group deputy commander, on status of the base following a mock enemy attack while Tech Sgt. Serena Truett looks on. Katz was serving as deployed base commander during an exercise May 13-14 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base designed to test response to conventional and chemical attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Battery backup

Gen. Bruce Carlson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, discusses the Power Distribution System Replacement Project for the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base telephone switching network with Staff Sgt. Thomas Troup, 88th Communications Squadron. Gen. Carlson toured 88th Air Base Wing facilities and met with base Airmen and employees May 8. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

AFMC boss tours 88th Air Base Wing

Tech. Sgt. Christy Cavanaugh-Lawson, dorm manager with the 88th Civil Engineer Directorate, briefs Gen. Bruce Carlson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, during a tour of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base dormitories. Gen. Carlson observed 88th Air Base Wing missions and met Airmen and civilian employees across the installation May 8. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

TACP tests new field equipment

Senior Airman Nicholas Halladay tries out new cocom-x communication equipment, which is one device that takes the place of three different radio systems, while Gregory Burnett gathers more equipment for testing May 5, 2008, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska during Northern Edge 08 exercise. Tactical Air Control Party Airmen are helping test new experimental equipment in the field. After several tests, they are providing feedback on how the equipment worked if any improvements could be made before the equipment will be used in combat situations years from now. Northern Edge is a joint training exercise hosted by Alaskan Command and is one of a series of U.S. Pacific Command exercises that prepare joint forces to respond to crises in the Asian Pacific region. Airman Halladay is a TACP assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operation Squadron from Fort Richardson, Alaska. Mr. Burnett is an Air Force Civilian from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

IPC

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --From left Colonel Raymod Midkiff, Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District; Colonel Colleen Ryan, Commander, 88th Air Base Wing; David L. Hobson, U.S. Congressman, Ohio 7th District; James Clapper, Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence; Colonel Karen CLeary, Commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center; Michael Turner, U.S. Congressman, Ohio 3rd District; and Mr. Thomas Butler, President, Monarch Construction pause for a photo op during the ribbon cutting ceremony of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center's Intelligence Production Complex here on May 2. The ceremony included music from the USAF Band of Flight, a ribbon cutting, a plaque dedication and concluded with tours inside the new facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman John Albea)

IPC

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -- Senior Airman Erin Trimble (left), 2007 NASIC Airman of the Year, and Mr. Jason Armour, 2007 NASIC Civilian of the Year Category 1, unvail a plaque during the National Air and Space Intelligence Center's ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Intelligence Production Complex here on May 2. The plaque reads "Intelligence Production Complex dedicated to the men and women of the Intelligence Community for their contributions in defense of our Nation. National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The Source for Air and Space Intelligence. Building the Future Today. 2 May 2008." (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)

Dragons and Bees

DAYTON, Ohio -- Members of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center honor guard present the colors during a Dayton Dragon's game here on May 3. NASIC members were out in force as they filled the Dragon's Lair in the ball park. They recieved Dragon's Lair hats and were visited by Heater, one of the Dragon's mascots. The Dragons went on to lose the game 10-7 to the Burlington Bees. NASIC is a tenant unit at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)

NASIC's new 21

DAYTON, Ohio -- Colonel Karen Cleary, National Air and Space Intelligence Center Commander, directs the Center to fall out at the conclusion of the NASIC Group and Squadron Activation Ceremony on 15 April at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. In one ceremony, NASIC stood up 4 Groups and 17 Squadrons. NASIC is located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio and prides itself as being the source for air and space intelligence. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)

NASIC and the base in the Prairies

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -- A student completes a satellite project at the STARBASE Wright-Patterson facility here on 11 April. STARBASE is a DoD program which serves local community youth across the country by offering students an opportunity to participate in a variety of learning experiences designed to increase interest and knowledge in math, science and technology. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)

Exercise with a Latin flair

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -- LeAnna Moore (front), program analyst with the National Air and Space Intelligence center here leads a Zumba class at the base gym. Zumba features Latin rhythms with interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)

AFMC award photo

AFMC International Award recipient, George F. Schmitt, Jr.

AFRL scientist honored

Dr. Rajesh R. Naik of the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate was honored with the Outstanding Air Force Scientist Award (Mid-Career Civilian Category) for his research in biologically-inspired and derived materials. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Wright-Patt medics in action

Clockwise from left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Melanie Duffy, Tech. Sgt. Carl Hillen, Capt. Jacqueline Johnson and Senior Airman Azziz Alisasis unload a simulated patient from a U.S. Army UH-1 Huey helicopter Feb. 4, 2008, during exercise Pacific Lifelineon the Pacific Missle Range Facility at Barking Sands, Hawaii. The exercise tested the military's ability to rapidly deploy a trained and equipped team anywhere in the Pacific in response to a humanitarian assistance mission or disaster scenario. Duffy and Johnson are both from the 88th Medical Group at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Hillen is from the 624th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, and Alisasis is from the 724th Aeromedical Staging Facility at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen Schester)

F-117 retires

Air Force Materiel Command Commander Gen. Bruce Carlson conducts interviews with the media during the F-117 Nighthawk Farewell Ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 11. The ceremony concluded with a single ship flyover. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)

Holloman team supports stealth event

Members of the 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. deployed to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio for a Mar. 11 ceremony to honor the retirement of the F-117A Nighthawk. The stealth fighter fleet is being retired after 27 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ben Strasser)

Meti-Man

Norma Kirkpatrick, associate investigator, sits at the controls that bring to life Meti-man, a human patient simulator that trains nurses in critical thinking skills needed to manage trauma patients effectively in high stress situations. Jerome Ray, associate investigator, is the voice of Meti-man.(Air Force photos by Mike Frangipane)

Medical technicians support deployed operations

Staff Sgt. Amanda Fisher, 363rd Expeditionary Medical Group, places samples in Petri dishes to find any possible bacteria, March 29, 2002. Fisher was deployed to the Arabian Peninsula from Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Cook)