AETC civic leaders tour Wright-Patterson

Gen. Stephen Lorenz, Lt. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, and Brig. Gen. Walter Givhan welcome civic leader Walter Miller Sept. 7, 2010 to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Mr. Miller, president of the Polygon Group based in Memphis, Tenn., was one of 21 civic leaders across the nation to observe Air Force missions performed by Wright-Patt Airmen and civilian employees. General Lorenz is Air Education & Training Command commander, General Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command vice commander and General Givhan Air Force Institute of Technology commandant (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amanda Duncan)

AETC civic leaders tour Wright-Patt

Brig. Gen. Walter Givhan speaks to civic leaders during a tour of the Aeronautical Systems Center acquisition complex Sept. 8, 2010 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Twenty one civic leaders from across the U.S. traveled to Wright-Patterson to see the base’s diverse missions firsthand. Aeronautical Systems Center oversees procurement and modernization of the Air Force’s aircraft and related systems. General Givhan is Air Force Institute of Technology commandant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michelle Gigante).

Big Horse on the Prairie

Caitlyn Mullins and Boy Scout Sam Ryals ride aboard Prince during the Huffman Prairie Aero Carnival Aug. 21, 2010 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The free event featured life in the early 1900s and was sponsored by the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, with support from the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Rivets are cool

Brian Kahler of Dayton learns about rivet fastening from Lieutenants Si Ferrel and Rob Steigerwald during the Huffman Prairie Aero Carnival Aug. 21, 2010 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The event was sponsored by the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, with support from the Air Force. Both officers are attending Air Force Institute of Technology starting this fall. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Ford Model Ts at Huffman Prairie Flying Field

Marion Goepferich of Miami Township and Kay Sager of Washington Twp., Ohio, relax before a pair of Ford Model Ts during the Huffman Prairie Aero Carnival Aug. 21, 2010 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The free event at Huffman Prairie Flying Field featured life in the early 1900s and was sponsored by the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, with support from the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Helicopter in my pocket

Park Ranger Bob Petersen demonstrates an early flying toy which inspired the Wright Brothers interest in building a flying machine to the Kahler family of Dayton during the Huffman Prairie Aero Carnival Aug. 21, 2010 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The event was sponsored by the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, with support from the Air Force. Ms. Judy Kahler works for Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command Contracting. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)