4th Air Force Command Chief helps serve holiday meals

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Command Chief Patricia Thornton, 4th Air Force, helps serve Thanksgiving dinner at the Pitsenbarger Dining Hall Nov. 2, 2008 as Master Sgt. Denise Williams, 445th Airlift Wing First Sergeant, looks on. It is a tradition for wing leadership to serve meals during the holiday season to 445th Airlift Wing reserve members to show appreciation for their hard work throughout the year. (Air Force photo/Maj. Jose Cardenas)

Deployed dental

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Lt. Col. John Walton, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group dentist, repairs Australian Air Force Sergeant Courtenay Brockman's broken tooth during an emergency visit on Nov. 4 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The dental clinic provides urgent care treatment to 386th Air Expeditionary Wing members, sister services and coalition members. Colonel Walton is deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)

Incirlik runners go the distance in Istanbul

Master Sgt. Jennifer Allphin, 39th Communications Squadron, and her husband, Master Sgt. Terry Allphin, Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency, run their first marathon in Istanbul, Oct. 26. Sgt. Terry Allphin took leave from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio to run the race with his wife. (Photo by Nancy York)

Control tower evacuation

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base firefighter Riley Reese listens to instructions from Chief 2 during a training exercise Nov. 4. The training scenario involved air traffic controllers "trapped" in the tower due to a fire in Building 206 who had to be rescued by the base fire department's 95-foot aerial platform ladder truck. (U.S. Air Force photo/William Pugh)

Retiree Appreciation Day

Capt. Jesse Wickham, internal medicine resident with the 88th Medical Group, checks the blood pressure of retired Senior Master Sgt. Nathan Savage during Retiree Appreciation Day. Dayton VA Medical Center and Wright-Patterson Medical Center personnel teamed to provide free medical screenings for retirees and their spouses during the event, held Oct. 29 at Wright-Patt's Hope Hotel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Retiree Appreciation Day

Tech. Sgt. Claire Swain, Dental Residency Program NCOIC, and Capt. Ryan Murphy, a dentist with the 88th Dental Squadron at Wright-Patterson Medical Center, discuss retiree dental care benefits with Russell and Virginia Bignell. The Bignell's, from West Carrollton, Ohio, attended Retiree Appreciation Day at Wright Patterson Air Force Base on Oct. 29. The event featured speakers, an information fair and free medical screenings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Military benefits key topic at Retiree Appreciation Day

Retired Marine Sgt. Maj. James Snyder and Air Force Col. Les Dunning, both of Kettering, Ohio, discuss military retiree benefits with retired Army Maj. Gen. Bill Matz, president of the National Association of the Uniformed Services. Matz was a featured speaker for Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 29 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

New VA/DOD Transition Center supports separating military members

Guy Richardson, director of the Dayton VA Medical Center, speaks prior to the ribbon cutting for the new Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center/Department of Defense Transition Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio on Oct. 28. The Dayton VA/DOD Transition Center, located inside Wright-Patterson Medical Center, is designed to streamline the process of transition for military members from active duty to veteran status. (U.S. Air Force photo/William Pugh)

Veterinary care helps build relations with nomadic tribe

Staff Sgt. Don Elias deworms livestock during a veterinary medical outreach conducted by the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team Oct. 17 in Qalat, Afghanistan. The PRT members offered free deworming and vitamin supplements. Sergeant Elias, a native of Buffalo, N.Y., is deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

Veterinary care helps build relations with nomadic tribe

Staff Sgt. Don Elias deworms livestock during a veterinary medical outreach conducted by the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team Oct. 17 in Qalat, Afghanistan. The PRT members offered free deworming and vitamin supplements. Sergeant Elias, a native of Buffalo, N.Y., is deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

Child seat checks save lives

Child safety seat technicians Danielle Beverly and Brandon Bell perform a comprehensive check of Senior Airman Destiny Brison's vehicle to ensure proper child seat installation. More than 70 families from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base signed up to receive the free safety checks at North Child Development Center Oct. 24. The 88th Air Base Wing Safety Office and 88th Services Division Family Member Programs Flight teamed to host the event. Technicians identified installation errors in more than 80 percent of vehicles, including instances of recalled or defective child safety seats in nearly one out of every four vehicles inspected. Recalled seats were replaced free of charge by event sponsor, Chrysler. Inspectors said the results are not uncommon and encourage others to visit seatcheck.org for more information. Both Beverly and Bell are employed by Evenflo of Miamisburg, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Child seat checks save lives

Beavercreek Police officer Adam Kempf inspects a vehicle to ensure proper child safety seat installation at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Oct. 24. More than 70 base families signed up for the free checks to ensure their children were safely buckled in. Technicians identified installation errors in more than 80 percent of vehicles, including instances of recalled or defective child safety seats in nearly one out of every four vehicles inspected. Recalled seats were replaced free of charge by event sponsor, Chrysler. Inspectors said the results are not uncommon and encourage others to visit seatcheck.org for more information. Kempf underwent 32 hours of training to receive child safety seat technician certification. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)