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Volunteers keep historic bomber flying
A ground crew of volunteers clean oil from the Champaign Gal’s engine cowlings and handle other postflight tasks, preparing to tow her back into the Champaign Aviation Museum on Aug. 27, 2022, in Urbana, Ohio. The volunteers, most of them veterans, keep the 78-year-old B-25 flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Volunteers keep historic bomber flying
Veteran signatures line the inside of the B-25 Champaign Gal’s bomb bay doors in this photo taken July 15, 2022, at the Champaign Aviation Museum in Urbana, Ohio. The museum’s volunteer crew fly the World War II-era plane to air shows and other events, where they provide a Living History Flight Experience to paying customers. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Volunteers keep historic bomber flying
Chuck Mangold performs a preflight check on the Champaign Gal, a World War II B-25 bomber, on July 15, 2022, at Grimes Field in Urbana, Ohio. Mangold, among the Champaign Aviation Museum volunteer pilots, has a day job as a flight safety officer in one of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s system program offices. He is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and C-130 pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Volunteers keep historic bomber flying
Dave Shiffer (left), Champaign Aviation Museum executive director and head of flight operations, and volunteer Matt Davis help cycle a prop on the World War II B-25 bomber Champaign Gal while preparing to start the engine July 15, 2022, outside the museum at Grimes Field in Urbana, Ohio. Each engine holds more than 45 gallons of oil, and some of it pools in the lower pistons when not in use. Cycling propellers distributes the oil, which prevents engine damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Volunteers keep historic bomber flying
Exhaust bellows from the right engine as it coughs to life before a flight July 15, 2022, from Grimes Field in Urbana, Ohio. The B-25 was on its way to Evansville Wartime Museum in Indiana for an event. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Volunteers keep historic bomber flying
Tom Printz, Champaign Aviation Museum volunteer, directs the B-25 Champaign Gal toward a taxiway July 15, 2022, as it departs Urbana, Ohio, for an event in Evansville, Indiana. The museum’s volunteer crew fly the World War II-era plane to air shows and other events, where they provide a Living History Flight Experience to paying customers. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 22-E at Wright-Patt
Senior Airman Gwendolyn Sounders, 88th Surgical Operations Squadron leads her class into their Airman Leadership School graduation June 16, 2022, in the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Club and Banquet Center. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 22-E at Wright-Patt
Chief Master Sgt. Justin Walker, 88th Security Forces Squadron senior enlisted leader, speaks at the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 22-E graduation ceremony, June 16, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Walker was the class’s mentor, providing advice and leadership throughout the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 22-E at Wright-Patt
Master Sgt. Dominique Hix, Air Force Sergeants Association, presents Airman Arthur Marais, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, with the John L. Levitow Award at the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 22-E graduation ceremony, June 16, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The John L. Levitow Award goes to the class’s top graduate. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 22-E at Wright-Patt
Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airmen Leadership School Class 22-E pose for a photo with Col. Patrick Miller (far right), 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer, 88th Air Base Wing command chief, at the end of their graduation ceremony, June 16, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Volunteers keep historic bomber flying
Bill Roundtree (front) and Lee Dwiggens, Champaign Aviation Museum volunteers, work on wiring May 21, 2022, in the tail section of Champaign Gal, a B-25 Mitchell bomber. Both Roundtree and Dwiggens served in the Navy as aviation electronics technicians and are among the many veterans who volunteer to work on the museum’s planes. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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88th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructors scores targets during the M18 9mm pistol Excellence in Competition shooting event held as part of Police Week at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 17, 2022. During the competition participants competed for the best score with both pistols and rifles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
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A 88th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor scores targets during the M18 9mm pistol Excellence in Competition shooting event held as part of Police Week at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 17, 2022. Police week is an annual event, which allow law enforcement, and citizens to pay homage to those who gave their lives in the line of duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Kubek, 88th Security Forces combat arms instructor, demonstrates how to safely hold the M18 9mm pistol as participants transition from the classroom to the firing range during Excellence in Competition shooting event held as part of Police Week at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 17, 2022. During the competition participants competed for the best score with both pistols and rifles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
Volunteers keep historic bomber flying
Dale Davis, a Champaign Aviation Museum volunteer, cleans the nose window of the World War II-era B-25 bomber Champaign Gal on April 23, 2022, in Urbana, Ohio. The Champaign Gal is one of the few B-25s still airworthy and flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. congratulates new Air Force recruits after administering the oath of enlistment March 16, 2022. A group of 24 new Airmen took the oath during halftime of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament game between Wright State and Bryant at Dayton University Arena. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Volunteers keep historic bomber flying
Champaign Gal, a B-25 Mitchell bomber, sits on jack stands in the Champaign Aviation Museum on March 12, 2022, in Urbana, Ohio. Museum staff and volunteers removed the plane’s wheels and main mounts for maintenance. The propellers were removed and sent to Michigan for recertification. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Volunteers keep historic bomber flying
B-25 technical manuals sit on a workbench at the Champaign Aviation Museum on March 12, 2022, in Urbana, Ohio. Old manuals are referred to for maintenance on the old plane. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright-Patt Fire Department lends neighbor a helping hand
A Beavercreek Township firefighter dons an air mask as he prepares to enter a smoky structure during an exercise March 3, 2022, at the Dayton Fire Training Center. Beavercreek leaders asked the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Fire Department to observe the exercise and evaluate their on-scene command structure. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright-Patt Fire Department lends neighbor a helping hand
Bryan Weeks, 788th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant fire chief for training, takes notes as he watches a Beavercreek Township Fire Department engine company take part in an exercise March 3, 2022, at the Dayton Fire Training Center. Weeks and other Wright-Patterson Fire Department leadership took part in the exercise to help evaluate the Beavercreek department’s command structure. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)