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AFRL manager wins award
Marvin L. Gale received the Tibbets Award, named for Roland Tibbetts who is acknowledged as the “father of the SBIR program.” (Courtesy photo)
Young Heroes
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Young Heroes Association representative, Lt. Col. Rory Owen, presented Timothy Desmond Kingston and his sister Ada Lillian Kingston with Young Heroes Medals of Honor during a base ceremony on Oct. 4. Owen was also presented an honorary Young Heroes Medal. (Skywrighter photo/Charles Caperton)
Cleared direct
Airman 1st Class Jason Henre consults with Staff Sgt. Peter Salzano in the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base control tower. (Skywrighter photo by Christy Webb)
PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM COMPOUND, QALAT, Afghanistan
“Eight stars” from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff office in Washington, D.C., receive a briefing from U.S. military and civilian leaders here Oct. 9 before meeting with the governor of Zabul Province. The generals are (l to r) Lt. Gen. Carter Ham (Army), Director for Operations; Lt. Gen. John Sattler (Marines), Director for Strategic Plans and Policy; and Rear Adm. David Dorsett (Navy), Director for Intelligence. (Air Force photo by Capt. Bob Everdeen)
QALAT, Afghanistan
Zabul Province Governor Delbar Jan Arman meets with Joint Chiefs Strategic Plans and Policy Director Lt. Gen. John Sattler on Oct. 9—the sixth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion against the Taliban—about the future of this southern province of Afghanistan. (Air Force photo by Capt. Bob Everdeen)
NAWBAHAR DISTRICT, Afghanistan
More than 125 men and boys attend a provincial-level shura, or meeting, here Oct. 2. Although the shura was facilitated by Provincial Reconstruction Team Qalat—a joint U.S. Air Force and Army unit stationed in the country since April—the meeting was strictly an Afghan affair. Topics discussed included security, governance and reconstruction in this remote southern region of the country.
Gathering of Mustangs and Legends
Roscoe C. Brown Jr., former commander of the Tuskegee Airmen, swaps stories with Betty Blake, one of the original Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) September 30 at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends air show held at Rickenbacker International Airport. (Air Force photo by 2nd. Lt. Erika Wonn)
Gathering of Mustangs and Legends
Major Samantha Weeks, Thunderbird pilot number six, prepares for flight at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends air show held at Rickenbacker International Airport. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Cain)
Gathering of Mustangs and Legends
A parachuter drifts to the ground with the american flag during the opening ceremony for the Gathering of Mustands and Legends. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Cain)
Gathering of Mustangs and Legends
The runway is crowded as spectators walk along the line of P-51s. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Cain)
Gathering of Mustangs and Legends
Jeff Michael brought his P-51 "Obsession" from Florida to be a part of the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends air show held at Rickenbacker International Airport. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Crain)
Gathering of Mustangs and Legends
Zach and Marty Ertel from Columbus, Oh., check out one of Zach's favorite P-51's at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends held at Rickenbacker International Airport on September 28. This was Zach's first air show. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Crain)
Take-off at Rickenbacker International Airport, Columbus, Ohio
Three Mustangs take to the air during the 2007 second, and final, Gathering of Mustangs and Legends at Rickenbacker International Airport outside Columbus, Ohio. The first GML was held in April 1999 with 65 Mustangs. In 2007, the ramp at Rickenbacker held more than 150 Mustangs and other warbirds. (Air Force photo by Ron Scharven)
The real Rosie
Mary Barrows views her handy work on the B-26 Marauder during a visit to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. During World War II Barrows, at age 17, went to work for Case Manufacturing riveting together the wings of the plane. (Robert Bardua/U.S. Air Force)
Always remember
Harley Coon, national director of the American Ex-Prisoner of War, was keynote speaker at Wright Patterson Air Force Base for the recognition of Prisoner of War-Missing in Action Day Sept. 21. (Skywrighter photo by Charles Caperton/U.S. Air Force)
Scarecrow calling Starbuck
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spelling visits the Starbase school at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Inside the Starbase mission control classroom, Secretary Spelling using call sign “Starbuck” sets with 5th grade student Isaac Satkamp, call sign “Scarecrow,” all in part of Spelling's “No Child Left Behind” tour. (Skywrighter photo by Charles Caperton/U.S. Air Force)
Retired Korean Air Force member expresses thanks
Retired Korean Air Force Col. Bae-Seok Lee, presents a mediallion and certificate of appreciation to retired Air Force Col. Ernest Craigwell, a member of the 6146th Air Force Assistance Group. The 6146th AFAG trained Korean fighter pilots during the Korean War, and Col. Lee credited them with training "the first group of Korean pilots. Most of them became leaders of the Korean Air Force." Skywrighter photo by Christy Webb.
Prepare for takeoff
Wright Scholar Sarah Haines sits at the controls of a C-5 Galaxy. Courtesy photo.
Up and at 'em!
A sleepy relay runner yawns as he waits with groups of relay members to board busses to get to their stations for the race. Skywrighter photo by Christy Webb.
Runners get a chance to window-shop
This year's marathon route took the runners through the streets of downtown Fairborn. Along the way runners got a glimpse of a favorite Fairborn landmark, Foy's Store. Skywrighter photo by Christy Webb.