Security Check

Tech. Sgt. Lisa Desantis, 88th Mission Support Squadron, receives a final security scan Jan. 13 by Jackie Bivins, a member of the Brief/Hold Load, at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Personnel Deployment Function. The security scan was the last checkpoint before Airmen would wait to deploy in a holding area during a mobility exercise Jan. 12-14. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Al Bright)

Personnel Processing

Airmen process at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Personnel Deployment Function during a mobility exercise Jan. 13. The exercise, held Jan. 12-14, simulated mass deployment of 140 Airmen to Kabul, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Al Bright)

A-Bag check

Maj. Gus Vitali, 702nd Aeronautical Systems Group, inventories the contents of his A-bag Jan. 13 at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base mobility bag warehouse. Vitali was among 140 base Airmen to participate in a mobility exercise Jan. 12-14 which trained and evaluated Airmen’s basic combat readiness skills.

Mobag check

Airmen in the first “chalk” of the base mobility exercise check inventory of their A and C-bags Jan. 13 at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base mobility bag warehouse. The exercise, held Jan. 12-14, simulated mass deployment of 140 Airmen to Kabul, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

Museum opens exhibit dedicated to 'Warrior Airmen'

Honor guard members from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base post the colors for the opening of the Warrior Airmen Exhibit Jan. 12 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Museum opens exhibit dedicated to 'Warrior Airmen'

Senior Airman Harry Bromley reads about the members of his unit who gave their lives during the war on terrorism at the opening of the Warrior Airmen Exhibit Jan. 12 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Airman Bromley is a pararescuman from the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Frontline Duty: Marathon Man

Cheers from the sidelines greet Mike Bowman as he finishes first place in the 13.1-mile "half-marathon' with a time of 1:26:10. It was held at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. The winner is a Boston Marathon qualifier and hopes to qualify for other named marathons as well. This event was an official extension of the U.S. Air Force Marathon that was held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in September. Extensions of the marathon give deployed Airmen the chance to compete as long as they are registered and the event follows official rules. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson)

Wing members stack sandbags

Senior Airman Caleb Loposser, 88th Security Forces Squadron, loads filled sandbags into a pickup truck for transport to other areas of the training compound.

Security Forces Squadron members deploy to Southwest Asia

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Tech. Sgt. Khristopher Powell, 445th Security Forces Squadron, prepares his bag Dec. 20, 2008, before leaving for a six month deployment to Southwest Asia. The 445th Security Forces Squadron had 18 members deploy in December. (Air Force photo/Maj. Cynthia Harris)

First Nurse Transition Program class graduates

Members of the first graduating class for the Nurse Transition Program at University Hospital Cincinnati on Dec. 11. Top row (L-R) are second lieutenants Jessica Roberts, Candice Walter, Christopher Price, Sarabeth Hershey, Joseph Harvey, Sharon Eleby, Lisis Davila, Dona Brady, Maureceia Autry, and Isaac Andino. Bottom row are Air Force and hospital officials: Col. Thomas Langston, chief nurse, 88th Medical Group at Wright-Patterson Medical Center; Cindy Campbell, director of nursing operations, Univ. Hospital; Col. Kimberly Slawinski, commander, 88th Medical Group; Maj. Christine Berberick, chief of the Nurse Transition Program; Capt. Joshua Lundquist, course supervisor; and Amy Costanzo, manager of clinical education, University Hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Frangipane)

Wright Brothers Day

Amanda Wright Lane, great-grandniece of Orville Wright, and Col. Bradley D. Spacy, 88th Air Base Wing commander, place a wreath commemorating the 105th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first powered flight. The annual tradition took place Dec. 17, 2008 at the Wright Memorial, which overlooks Huffman Prairie Flying Field at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, where Orville and Wilbur Wright refined their aircraft and established the world's first flight school. (U.S. Air Force photo/William Pugh)

Healing touch

Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Eller checks the X-ray of military working dog Zack Dec. 13 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Zack received an X-ray to see how his pneumonia had cleared since his last visit. Sergeant Eller is a 386th Expeditionary Medical Group X-ray technician deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He hails from Dallas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)