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Flight One’s mission is rock 'n' roll
Senior Airman MeLan Smartt, Flight One vocalist, sings to the audience during a show Aug. 13, 2021, at Centerville Community Amphitheater in Stubbs Park, Centerville, Ohio. Smartt was teaching high school when she saw a flyer announcing auditions for the Air Force Band Program, and she decided to give it a shot. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Flight One’s mission is rock 'n' roll
Tech. Sgt. Kelcey McDonald, Flight One audio engineer, works the soundboard during a performance by the Air Force Band of Flight’s rock ensemble Aug. 13, 2021, at Centerville Community Amphitheater in Stubbs Park, Centerville, Ohio. McDonald is just as integral to the Air Force rock band as any of the musicians on stage. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Flight One’s mission is rock 'n' roll
Tech. Sgt. Kelcey McDonald works the sound levels during a performance by Flight One, the Air Force Band of Flight’s rock ensemble, on Aug. 13, 2021, at Centerville Community Amphitheater in Stubbs Park, Centerville, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Senior Airman MeLan Smartt and Airman 1st Class Christopher Arellano perform the Etta James classic “At Last” at Centerville Community Amphitheater in Stubbs Park, Centerville, Ohio, on Aug. 13, 2021, as part of a concert by Flight One, the Air Force Band of Flight rock ensemble stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Tech. Sgt. Greg Pflugh plays the saxophone during a performance by Flight One, an Air Force rock band, on Aug. 13, 2021, at Centerville Community Amphitheater in Stubbs Park, Centerville, Ohio. In the course of the show, Pflugh played the sax, keyboard and guitar. He is also the band’s music director. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Senior Airman MeLan Smartt and Airman 1st Class Christopher Arellano, along with the rest of the band, perform “Proud Mary,” a song made famous by Tina Turner, during a concert by Flight One at Centerville Community Amphitheater in Stubbs Park, Centerville, Ohio, on Aug. 13, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Senior Airman MeLan Smartt, Flight One vocalist, visits with Maelyn Little, 4, her aunt, Sami Little, and grandmother, Ellen Little, following the Air Force rock band’s concert Aug. 13, 2021, at Centerville Community Amphitheater in Stubbs Park, Centerville, Ohio. As part of the group’s outreach function, band members visit with the audience after each show. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Every Airman interaction is an opportunity to build leaders
Retired major, educator introduces youth to stock market
Gregory Powell, retired Air Force officer and longtime local educator, talks to a sixth-grade student at the Dayton Boys Preparatory Academy. Powell coined a stock market activity called “Our Stock is Rising” that helps teach young students the benefits of financial investing. (Courtesy photo)
Retired major, educator introduces youth to stock market
Gregory Powell’s fourth-grade students work on a stock market activity. Powell coined a stock market activity called “Our Stock is Rising” that helps teach young students the benefits of financial investing. (Courtesy photo)
Readiness exercise simulates deployed environment
Brandon Ashcraft, 788th Civil Engineering Squadron Emergency Management Branch, checks the M50 gas mask an 88th Air Base Wing Airman during training August 11, 2021, at the Warfighter Training Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Periodic refresher training helps Airmen prepare for emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Readiness exercise simulates deployed environment
An Airman with the 88th Air Base Wing helps another with the donning of a M50 gas mask during training Aug. 11. 2021 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Periodic refresher training helps Airmen prepare for emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Readiness exercise simulates deployed environment
From left, Senior Airman Ivan Tendenilla, 88th Comptroller Squadron; Airman1st Class Andrew Ertmer, 788th Civil Engineering Explosive Ordinance Disposal; 1st Lt Juawana Stringer, 88th Medical Group; and Kristin Betsch, Senior Airman Kristin Betsch, 88th Medical Group; practice carrying a patient on a litter during buddy care training at the Warfighter Training Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Active duty members of the 88th Air Base Wing, went through refresher training to help them prepare for emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Readiness exercise simulates deployed environment
Airmen with the 88th Air Base Wing train with M-4 rifles Aug. 11, 2021, at the Warfighter Training Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Airmen of the 88th Air Base Wing underwent training on the M-4, chemical protection and medical buddy aide. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Flight One’s mission is rock 'n' roll
Members of the Air Force Band of Flight’s rock group Flight One unload their truck at Levitt Pavilion in Dayton, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2021, to start setting up for a show. The group acts as its own roadies, hauling equipment, speakers and instruments from venue to venue. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Flight One’s mission is rock 'n' roll
Tech. Sgt. Andy Wendzikowski, drummer, and Airman 1st Class Christopher Arellano perform a sound check at Levitt Pavilion in Dayton, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2021, prior to a scheduled performance of the Air Force Band of Flight’s rock ensemble Flight One. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Flight One’s mission is rock 'n' roll
Senior Airman MeLan Smartt, Air Force Band of Flight’s Flight One vocalist, does her sound check on the stage of Levitt Pavilion in Dayton, Ohio, the afternoon of Aug. 7, 2021, as an electronic billboard advertises that night’s show. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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88th Air Base Wing, Protocol Office
Capt. Elizabeth Andrade
Capt. Elizabeth Andrade, Commander, Airfield Operations Flight, 88th Operations Support Squadron
Company Grade Officer of the Year 2021
Capt. Elizabeth Andrade, 88th Communication Group, Company Grade Officer of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Gardner)