Bagram leaders visit Airmen, Soldier at Forward Operating Base Lion

Capt. Patrick Kolesiak, Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team chief engineer, shares information about Pyawusht village with Brig. Gen. Mike Holmes, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, during a visit to the Pyawusht basic health clinic March 8. General Holmes, accompanied by Chief Master Sgt. Dennis Vannorsdall, 455th command chief master sergeant, and leadership from the 755th Air Expeditionary Group, came out to Forward Operating Base Lion to talk with Airmen and see what progress has been made in the neighborhoods they are working to improve. The health clinic here in the Rokha district serves approximately 30,000 people. Captain Kolesiak is deployed from the Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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)

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)

Car seat checks save lives

Child safety seat technicians carefully inspect for proper child safety seat installation in a Chevrolet SUV belonging to Senior Airman Destiny Brison and her husband John during a SeatCheck event held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Oct. 24. More than 70 base families took advantage of the free inspections. Technicians identified installation errors in more than 80 percent of vehicles, including instances of recalled or defective child safety seats in nearly one out of every four vehicles inspected. Recalled seats were replaced free of charge by event sponsor, Chrysler. Inspectors said the results are not uncommon and encourage others to visit seatcheck.org for more information. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Air Force Secretary honors AFIT's newest crop of graduates

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO -- Secretary Wynne congratulates 2nd Lt. Bobby Birrer on his graduation from the Air Force Institute of Technology during commencement ceremonies March 22 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Lt. Birrer earned a master of science degree in computer engineering. Wynne is a 1970 graduate of AFIT. Air Force photo by Bill Hancock.

Air Force Secretary honors AFIT's newest crop of graduates

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO -- Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne delivers his commencement address to the March 2007 graduates of the Air Force Institute of Technology at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Wynne is a 1970 graduate of AFIT. Air Force Photo by Bill Hancock.