Gathering of Mustangs and Legends

A parachuter drifts to the ground with the american flag during the opening ceremony for the Gathering of Mustands and Legends. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Cain)

Gathering of Mustangs and Legends

The runway is crowded as spectators walk along the line of P-51s. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Cain)

Take-off at Rickenbacker International Airport, Columbus, Ohio

Three Mustangs take to the air during the 2007 second, and final, Gathering of Mustangs and Legends at Rickenbacker International Airport outside Columbus, Ohio. The first GML was held in April 1999 with 65 Mustangs. In 2007, the ramp at Rickenbacker held more than 150 Mustangs and other warbirds. (Air Force photo by Ron Scharven)

The real Rosie

Mary Barrows views her handy work on the B-26 Marauder during a visit to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. During World War II Barrows, at age 17, went to work for Case Manufacturing riveting together the wings of the plane. (Robert Bardua/U.S. Air Force)

Retired Korean Air Force member expresses thanks

Retired Korean Air Force Col. Bae-Seok Lee, presents a mediallion and certificate of appreciation to retired Air Force Col. Ernest Craigwell, a member of the 6146th Air Force Assistance Group. The 6146th AFAG trained Korean fighter pilots during the Korean War, and Col. Lee credited them with training "the first group of Korean pilots. Most of them became leaders of the Korean Air Force." Skywrighter photo by Christy Webb.

Prepare for takeoff

Wright Scholar Sarah Haines sits at the controls of a C-5 Galaxy. Courtesy photo.

It's a bird, it's a plane

Amy Kentner flies to the finish of the Air Force Marathon September 15. Photo courtest of Brightroom Photography.

Hold my hand

Aaron Guifoil gets a little help on his way to the finish line of the half-marathon at Sept. 15's Air Force Marathon. Photo courtesy of Brightroom Photography.

Great day for a run

William Berry of Cataula, Ga., passes the 88th Air Base Wing headquarters during the U.S. Air Force Marathon at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (Staff Sgt. Joshua Strang/U.S. Air Force)

View from the pavement

More than 6,300 runners hit the road during U.S. Air Force Marathon events at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (Staff Sgt. Joshua Strang/U.S. Air Force)

AFMC mom, daughter run half marathon

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFMCNS) -- Having just completed the 11th annual U.S. Air Force Marathon's half-marathon race on Saturday, Barbara A. Westgate, Air Force Materiel Command executive director, places a finisher's medal around her daughter, Beth Smith. In turn, Ms. Smith awarded her mother with her own medal. Mrs. Westgate dedicated herself to a 42-week program to train specifically for the race. In the process, she lost 44 pounds, and realized her rededication to wellness. (Al Bright/U.S. Air Force)

Air Force lieutenant takes top marathon honors

2nd. Lt. Karissa Goodrich, from Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, celebrates her victory as the first overall female in the full marathon at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio on Sept. 15. Goodrich's official gun time was 3:06:54. She was one of more than 6,300 runners in U.S. Air Force Marathon events. (Christy Webb/U.S. Air Force)