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)

Pre-deployment nourishment

Capt. Katie Tanner, program manager for the Modular Aircrew Common Helmet with Aeronautical Systems Center's 77th Aeronautical Systems Wing, enjoys a treat while undergoing personnel deployment processing Dec. 8 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. More than 200 Airmen simulated a crisis response deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility during the base exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

Ammo members support base deployment

Airman 1st Class Kyle Johnson, a munitions specialist with the 88th Operations Support Squadron, ties down boxes of small arms ammo to a pallet in preparation for shipment Dec. 5. at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base weapons storage area. Johnson, who hails from Columbus, Ohio, participated in a base crisis response exercise which simulated the deployment of more than 200 personnel and nearly 60 tons of cargo to an air base in Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

Ammo loader

Tech. Sgt. Jason Grant, unit deployment manager for the 88th Security Forces Squadron, guides Staff Sgt. Michael Bigelow, a munitions inspector with the 88th Operations Support Squadron, into a weapons inspection facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The Airmen removed various ammunition from protective storage and prepared it for containerized shipment during a crisis response deployment exercise Dec. 5. The exercise is part of base preparations for the 2009 Operational Readiness Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

Ammo loader

Staff Sgt. Michael Bigelow, a munitions inspector with the 88th Operations Support Squadron, drives a 10K all-terrain forklift Dec. 5 inside the Weapons Storage Area at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Base Airmen participated in a crisis response deployment exercise which simulated the deployment of more than 200 personnel and nearly 60 tons of cargo to an air base in Asia. The exercise is part of base preparations for the 2009 Operational Readiness Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/William Pugh)

Mobility bag warehouse

A group of 88th Communications Squadron Airmen inventory the contents of their deployment gear inside the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base mobility bag warehouse Dec. 8. More than 200 base Airmen participated in the exercise which simulated a mass deployment to an air base in Asia. The exercise is part of base preparations for the 2009 Operational Readiness Inspection (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

C-Bag check

Staff Sgt. Jesus Borunda, a voice networks technician with the 88th Communications Squadron, inventories his "C-Bag" containing chemical and biological protective gear inside the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base mobility bag warehouse. Borunda was among more than 200 base Airmen who participated in an exercise Dec. 8 which simulated a mass deployment to an air base in Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

Top AF leaders convene for quarterly council meeting

Gen. Carrol H. "Howie" Chandler (left), Pacific Air Forces commander, chats with Gen. Arthur J. Lichte (center), commander of Air Mobility Command, during a break at the Air Force Process Council quarterly meeting. The council met Nov. 20 at Air Force Materiel Command headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. In the foreground, Gen. Bruce Carlson, AFMC commander, reviews notes before the meeting resumes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

Formal retreat honors retiring AFMC commander

Members of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard lower the flag during a formal retreat ceremony in honor of Gen. Bruce Carlson, Air Force Materiel Command commander Nov. 18. The event included a mixed, four-ship flyover of F-15s and F-16s from Eglin AFB, Fla. General Carlson is retiring from the Air Force after 37 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

Air Force chief of staff visits Arnold

Randy Quinn describes the J-6 Rocket Motor Test Facility to Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Norton Schwartz and Maj. Gen. Marshall K. "Keye" Sabol Nov. 17 at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. General Sabol is the Strategic Plans, Programs and Analyses director at Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Mr. Quinn is the Rocket Propulsion Flight lead. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Housch)

AFPC boss meets with personnel counterparts at Wright-Patt

Maj. Gen. K.C. McClain, commander of the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas discusses consolidation of personnel functions with military and civilian personnel officials from the 88th Mission Support Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Nov. 13. Maj. Gen. McClain and AFPC’s Spread the Word briefing team visited Wright-Patt Nov. 12 – 14 to update the base workforce on personnel changes and to hear their concerns first hand. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

Helping Spread the Word

1st Lt. David Diercks, a contracts negotiator with Aeronautical System Center’s 577th Aeronautical Systems Group, provides his reaction to the Air Force Personnel Center Spread the Word briefing team visit to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Maj. Gen. K.C. McClain, Air Force Personnel Center commander, and her team visited Wright-Patt Nov. 12 – 14 to update the workforce on personnel changes and to seek feedback on the concerns of base Airmen and civilian employees. Diercks highlighted high deployment tempo Air Force contracting officers face supporting joint operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

Spread the Word team comes to Wright-Patt

The Air Force Personnel Center Spread the Word briefing team speaks to a packed house at the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Kenney Auditorium Nov 13. Maj. Gen. K.C. McClain, Air Force Personnel Center commander, and her team visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Nov. 12 – 14 to update the workforce on personnel changes and to seek feedback on the concerns of base Airmen and civilian employees. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)