Heroes welcome home heroes

Airmen and their families at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base enjoyed clowns, a puppet show, great food and door prizes at the 11th Heroes Welcoming Heroes event March 19, 2009 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Heroes Welcoming Heroes is made possible by base helping agencies, community supporters and sponsors from throughout the Dayton region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

Heroes welcome home heroes

A cadre of volunteers prepare to serve dinner at the 11th Heroes Welcoming Heroes event March 19, 2009 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 from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

C-5 Galaxy is key player in exercise scenario

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Senior Airman Patrick Richard, 88th Security Forces Squadron, portrays an individual who attempted to hijack a 445th Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft during a base emergency response exercise March 25. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)

All clear

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Richard Rau, 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron patrolman, clears enemy weapons that have been laid out and marked for destruction here March 18. The various weapons were collected over time from amnesty boxes and units across JBB to enhance base security and force protection. Rau is deployed here from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and is a native of Lake Odessa, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Elizabeth Rissmiller)

WPAFB air traffic controller named best in command

Staff. Sgt Erin Baugh, an air traffic controller with the 88th Operations Support Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was named Air Force Materiel Command Air Traffic Control Watch Supervisor of the Year for 2008. Segeant Baugh, originally from Zelienople, Pa., recently returned from a six-month deployment to Iraq where she worked air traffic at Baghdad International Airport. She's been serving in the Air Force for eight years. (U.S. Air Force photo/William Pugh)

WPAFB air controller supervisor named best in command

Staff. Sgt Erin Baugh, an air traffic controller with the 88th Operations Support Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was named Air Force Materiel Command Air Traffic Control Watch Supervisor of the Year for 2008. Segeant Baugh, originally from Zelienople, Pa., recently returned from a six-month deployment to Iraq where she worked air traffic at Baghdad International Airport. She's been serving in the Air Force for eight years. (U.S. Air Force photo/William Pugh)