Coast Guard supports Red River flood relief

A U.S. Coast Guard Disaster Assistance Response Team’s equipment is loaded aboard a C-130J Hercules aircraft at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Friday, March 27. The eight-member team, based in Cincinnati will fly to Fargo, N.D. to join others supporting rescue and evacuation efforts in response to flooding on the Red River. Coast Guard aircrews flew in from Elizabeth City, N.C. for the relief mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Cason Soat)

Coast Guard supports North Dakota flood relief

A U.S. Coast Guard Disaster Assistance Response Team’s equipment is loaded aboard a C-130J Hercules aircraft at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Friday, March 27. The eight-member team, based in Cincinnati will fly to Fargo, N.D. to join others supporting rescue and evacuation efforts in response to flooding on the Red River. Coast Guard aircrews flew in from Elizabeth City, N.C. for the relief mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Cason Soat)

Heroes welcome home heroes

Dayton Dragons mascot Heater visits Alex O’Donnell at the Heroes Welcoming Heroes event March 19 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. More than 220 Airmen and their families enjoyed the event, which honored recently deployed military members and their families. Alex is the son of Robert and Maj. Tamara O’Donnell of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

Heroes welcome home heroes

Staff Sgt. David Merlo, a Reservist with the 445th Civil Engineering Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, his wife Anna, and children Mathew and Maggie, were among more than 220 families who enjoyed the Heroes Welcoming Heroes event March 19 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The event honored recently deployed military members and their families for their service and sacrifices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

EO equal across service lines

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Master Sgt. Joe Newton, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing equal opportunity director, teaches a portion of the Army?s Equal Opportunity Leader?s Course here March 16. Newton was the only Air Force instructor teaching during the Army course. Newton is deployed here from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Dilia Ayala)

CE returns home after 6-month deployment

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – Staff Sgt. James Epley, 445th Civil Engineer Squadron, is greeted by family and friends after returning from a six month deployment to Southwest Asia. A group of 60 Civil Engineer Airmen returned to the base Sunday, March 15. (Air Force photo/Al Bright)

Heading out to sea

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – Members from the wing head out by boat to practice what they learned in water survival class . The Navy offered their services by providing the boats and personnel to take the airmen out into the water. (Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Jim Couzins)

ESFS inspections allow safe, sound base security

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – Tech. Sgt. Michael Carley, 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron member, deployed from Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, looks for contraband and hazardous items inside a closet of third country nationals here, Jan. 30. The Ashmond, Ky., native also looks for fire hazards and unsafe items in TCN work areas as a part of health and wellness inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski)

Lifesaver

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq ? Senior Airman Steven Slocum, 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron security forces member deployed here from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, lubricates a nasopharyngeal airway before inserting it into the nasal passage of a fellow Combat Life Saver Course student here March 2. Performing an NPA was a skill required for course students to receive their CLS certification. Students were required to both administer and receive an NPA on each other. Once CLS-certified, servicemembers are trained to provide immediate care, administer IV fluids to control shock, and perform needle chest decompression for a casualty with tension pneumothorax. A tension pneumothorax is a life-threatening condition that results from a progressive deterioration and worsening of a simple pneumothorax, collapsed lung. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dilia Ayala)

Lifesaver

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq ? Senior Airman Steven Slocum, 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron security forces member deployed here from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, prepares to insert a nasopharyngeal airway into the nasal passage of Staff Sgt. Crystal Mims, 332nd ESFS security forces member deployed from Travis AFB, Calif., and fellow Combat Life Saver Course student here March 2. Performing an NPA was a skill required for course students to receive their CLS certification. Students were required to both administer and receive an NPA on each other. Once CLS-certified, servicemembers are trained to provide immediate care, administer IV fluids to control shock, and perform needle chest decompression for a casualty with tension pneumothorax. A tension pneumothorax is a life-threatening condition that results from a progressive deterioration and worsening of a simple pneumothorax, collapsed lung. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dilia Ayala)

CASF cares for transient wounded

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Cassandra Hamric, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, loads the luggage of the wounded patients onto the Ambus at an air base in Southwest Asia, March 1. Once the bags are unloaded off of the aircraft, they are checked against a manifest to ensure all of the bags have arrived with the patients. Airman Hamric is deployed from Wright-Patterson AFB, OH and is originally from Canton, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

CASF cares for transient wounded

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Alyssa Aguilar, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, checks the baggage manifest for the Air Evacuation patients deplaning to the facility at an air base in Southwest Asia, March 1. All baggage is accounted for to ensure the patient arrive with all of their personal items. Airman Aguilar is deployed from Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, and is originally from Sacramento, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

Airman bandages simulated injury

Staff Sgt. Michael Bookhardt, 88th Communications Group, bandages a simulated optic nerve injury on Airman 1st Class, Alexis Arroyo, 88th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control apprentice, during a readiness exercise. Airman from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base simulated a deployment to Manas Air Force Base, Kyrgyzstan Feb. 17-20.

Airman stands guard

Airman 1st Class Christopher Christensen, 88th Communications Squadron ground radio apprentice, guards the perimeter of the Warfighter Training Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base during a readiness exercise held Feb. 17-20. The exercise simulated the deployment of 150 Airmen to Manas Air Force Base, Kyrgyzstan.

Airmen arrive at the WTC

Airmen with simulated wounds arrive at the Warfighter Training Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base during a readiness exercise held Feb. 17-20. Over 150 Airmen deployed to the facility to enhance their wartime capabilities.

Aspiring entomologist

Staff Sgt. Laurie Kidwell, 341st Medical Operations Squadron NCO in charge of public health, pulls a spider from a display case for her son David, 4 1/2, to look at under a microscope at the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron entomology office Feb. 17. The Kidwell's will soon leave for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on a humanitarian reassignment so David can receive further treatment for autism. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dillon White)

Rockin' in Iraq

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Dennis Pack, a member of the U.S. Air Force Central Command Band group Falcon, rocks into another energetic guitar solo while a mix of servicemembers and civilians listen during a performance here Feb. 6 on their 60-day rotation in the area of responsibility. SSgt Pack is currently deployed here from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio and is a native Twinfalls, Idaho (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lionel Castellano)

Dr. Raja Parasuraman

Dr. Raja Parasuraman, university professor and director of the doctoral program in human factors and applied cognition at George Mason University, will lead a research seminar on "Trust in Automation" on February 27, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Air Force Institute of Technology's Kenney Hall at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The event is open to those with base access. (Courtesy photo)

BBC documentary James May on the Moon

Lt. Col. John Gibbons, Flight Surgeon with the Air Force Research Laboratory, monitors the vital signs of James May, Presenter with the BBC, from the AFRL Centrifuge control room during production of a documentary by BBC, which commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the first to put a man on the Moon. May was spun to several Gs in the AFRL Centrifuge at Brooks City-Base, TX. His experience allowed him to be more familiar with the experiences of Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., during the initial phase of launch which entered orbit of the Earth 12 minutes after takeoff. (US Air Force photo/Steve Thurow)

BBC documentary James May on the Moon

Staff Sgt. Shawn Rose (left) an Aerospace Physiology Technician and Staff Sgt. Andre Scott, Aerospace Physiology Technician with the Air Force Research Laboratory, coaches James May, Presenter with the BBC, through g-straining maneuvers from the AFRL Centrifuge control room during production of a documentary by BBC, which commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the first to put a man on the Moon. May was spun to several Gs in the AFRL Centrifuge at Brooks City-Base, TX. His experience allowed him to be more familiar with the experiences of Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., during the initial phase of launch which entered orbit of the Earth 12 minutes after takeoff. (US Air Force photo/Steve Thurow)

Pre-deployment Fair

Joshua King sports a new look after getting his face painted at a Pre-deployment Fair for base Airmen and their families Jan. 31 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Joshua is the son of Jim and Capt. Teresa King with the Air Force Institute of Technology. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Pre-deployment Fair

Tech. Sgt. Chris Jeffreys, helps make a memory during the Pre-deployment Fair for base Airmen and their families Jan. 31 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Jeffreys, an analyst with the National Air & Space Intelligence Center, was among many base volunteers and community partners who helped make the event a success for nearly 200 participants. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Pre-deployment Fair

Gabriel Barnes gets his face painted by volunteer Rebekah Rodriguez during the Pre-deployment Fair for base Airmen and their families Jan. 31 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He is the son of Jennifer and Staff Sgt. Gabriel Barnes, an explosive ordnance disposal specialist with the 88th Air Base Wing's Civil Engineer Directorate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Pre-deployment Fair

A Build-A-Bear volunteer assists Anika Wright in giving her bear a loving heart during a Pre-deployment Fair for base Airmen and their families Jan. 31 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Nearly 200 participated in the event, designed to ease the stress of deployment for military families. Anika is the daughter of Kuldip and Maj. Joshua Wright, an 88th Medical Group physician deployed to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)