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Homecoming links pilot with ‘next generation’
Maj. Sarah Kociuba, 393rd Bomb Squadron pilot, visits with Air Force ROTC cadets of Detachment 643 on Nov. 15, 2021, in a hangar at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The University of Dayton alum came back to Wright-Patt to talk with students from her old ROTC unit about the transition from cadet to Air Force officer. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Great flying pumpkins!
David Mollenhauer, Air Force Research Laboratory, monitors the radio as he waits for the results of one of his team’s chucks Oct. 22, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s 16th Annual Pumpkin Chuck. With the pumpkins landing more than a half-mile from their starting point, radios were the only effective means of keeping track. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Great flying pumpkins!
The Phoenix, an experimental torsion catapult, sends a pumpkin (upper left) 2,840 feet, more than a half-mile, downrange Oct. 22, 2021, during the 16th annual Pumpkin Chuck at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The members of Team ETHOS, which built the Phoenix, are from the Dayton area and most either work at or are affiliated with Wright-Patt. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Great flying pumpkins!
Team ETHOS members watch as officials look for their pumpkin downrange Oct. 22, 2021, during the 16th annual Pumpkin Chuck at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The pumpkin was found more than a half-mile away. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Great flying pumpkins!
Aaron Makin places a pumpkin in his catapult’s sling Oct. 22, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s 16th Annual Pumpkin Chuck. Makin’s team, Just Send It, got off to a rocky start as its first two attempts went backward; however, its third, and final, attempt went 450 feet for the Class B win. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Great flying pumpkins!
A team participates in the human-powered Class C category Oct. 22, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s 16th Annual Pumpkin Chuck. Four competitors would pull on the ropes of a catapult to send a gourd toward a target several hundred feet downrange. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Great flying pumpkins!
A team participates in the human-powered Class C category Oct. 22, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s 16th Annual Pumpkin Chuck. Four competitors would pull on the ropes of a catapult to send a gourd toward a target several hundred feet downrange. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Great flying pumpkins!
Chris Hess (right) and Patrick Ernst, both with the 88th Civil Engineer Group, measure how far a pumpkin was thrown during the 16th Annual Pumpkin Chuck on Oct. 22, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The chuck was sponsored by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Engineering Directorate as a STEM event for local schools and organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Great flying pumpkins!
David Mollenhauer, Air Force Research Laboratory, prepares the Phoenix for its third attempt during the 16th Annual Pumpkin Chuck on Oct. 22, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The Phoenix used the ancient Greek technique of torsion, getting its power from a bundle of twisted ropes to toss pumpkins more than a half-mile. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Great flying pumpkins!
Pumpkin pieces and seeds fly as one lands downrange Oct. 22, 2021, during the 16th Annual Pumpkin Chuck at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Great flying pumpkins!
David Mollenhauer, Air Force Research Laboratory, loads a pumpkin into the Team ETHOS catapult Oct. 22, 2021, during the 16th Annual Pumpkin Chuck at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The pumpkin was marked with “E3” all over its shell so officials would know which team made the shot when pieces of it were found a half-mile away. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Ceremony honors graduates of ALS Class 21-G
Kathaleen Berhiet, an Air Force Life Cycle Management Center administrative assistant, leads her Airman Leadership School classmates in for their graduation ceremony Oct. 14, 2021, at the Wright-Patterson Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Ceremony honors graduates of ALS Class 21-G
Chief Master Sgt. Theodore Angel of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Aircrew Performance Branch gives the keynote address to Airman Leadership School Class 21-G during its graduation ceremony Oct. 14, 2021, in the Wright-Patterson Club. Angel was class mentor for the 24 Airmen and two civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Ceremony honors graduates of ALS Class 21-G
Chief Master Sgt. Theodore Angel (left), of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Aircrew Performance Branch, presents Senior Airman Kenneth Ellis, 88th Medical Group, with the John L. Levitow Award during the Airman Leadership School graduation Oct. 14, 2021 in the Wright-Patterson Club. The Levitow Award, which goes to the top graduate, is the Air Force’s highest honor for enlisted professional military education and presented to the student who demonstrates the most outstanding leadership and scholastic achievement. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Ceremony honors graduates of ALS Class 21-G
Airman Leadership School Class 21-G poses for a class photo with Col. Patrick Miller (far left), 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer (far right), 88 ABW command chief, at the end of its graduation ceremony Oct. 14, 2021, in the Wright-Patterson Club. 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)
Airman comes up with a cool idea … and leaders listened
James Christensen, Air Force Research Laboratory, talks Oct. 6, 2021, about the role his 711th Human Performance Wing cell played in preparing the next-generation prototype of the liquid-cooled plate carrier at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Christensen’s team worked with 1st Lt. Justin O’Brien to adapt his design to be more robust and easier to manufacture and then test it. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Airman comes up with a cool idea … and leaders listened
Mike Moulton, Air Force Research Laboratory, works on the prototype of the liquid-cooled plate carrier Oct. 6, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The proposed system is designed to help cool the warfighter or “Defender” with the drinking water they are already carrying. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Airman comes up with a cool idea … and leaders listened
Mike Moulton, Air Force Research Laboratory, works on the prototype of the liquid-cooled plate carrier Oct. 6, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The proposed system is designed to help cool the warfighter with the drinking water they are already carrying. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright-Patt helps train Dayton Airport firefighters
The Dayton International Airport Fire Department crash truck sprays down a live training fire Oct. 5, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The 788th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department hosts outside agencies, including fire departments from the Springfield, Columbus and Dayton airports, to give them the opportunity to work on aircraft-fire skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright-Patt helps train Dayton Airport firefighters
Dayton International Airport firefighters pull hoses from their crash truck Oct. 5, 2021, to advance on a live training fire at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The reflection of flames from the aircraft fuselage mock-up can be seen in the truck’s windows. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)