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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)
Civilian employers are Hiring Our Heroes
Adam Rocke, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, speaks at the start of the Hiring Our Heroes event June 22, 2022, at the Hope Hotel, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Active duty Airmen, recent retirees and spouses attended three hours of class on the interview process, compensation issues and networking in the morning followed by a job fair with more than 50 companies in the afternoon. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Civilian employers are Hiring Our Heroes
Col. Charles Barkhurst, 88th Air Base Wing vice commander, speaks at the start of the Hiring Our Heroes event June 22, 2022, at the Hope Hotel, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Barkhurst thanked the organizations that put the event on and wished the Airman luck on their transition to civilian life. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Civilian employers are Hiring Our Heroes
Nick Tefft, a Lowe’s representative, talks with Master Sgt. Michael Fitzell, 88th Medical Group, about career opportunities during the Hire Our Heroes event June 22, 2022, at the Hope Hotel, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Lowe’s was just one of the more than 50 companies, with more than 50 thousand job openings, who set up tables to talk with active-duty Airmen, recent retirees and spouses. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Civilian employers are Hiring Our Heroes
Nick Tefft, representing Lowe’s, talks with one Airman as Master Sgt. Michael Fitzell (background), 88th Medical Group, talks with another Lowe’s representative during the Hire Our Heroes event June 22, 2022, at the Hope Hotel, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Lowe’s was just one of the more than 50 companies, with more than 50 thousand job openings, who set up tables to talk with active-duty Airmen, recent retirees and spouses. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Civilian employers are Hiring Our Heroes
Brian Case, Crown Lift Trucks, talks with Air Force Maj. Rich Dill, Air Force Institute of Technology, about career opportunities during the Hire Our Heroes event June 22, 2022, at the Hope Hotel, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Crown, part of the material handling industry, was looking for Airmen about to separate, or who have recently separated, from the service to fill positions with the company. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Civilian employers are Hiring Our Heroes
Master Sgt. Michael Fitzell, 88th Medical Group, with a representative of Crown Lift Trucks, part of the material handling industry, about career opportunities during the Hire Our Heroes event June 22, 2022, at the Hope Hotel, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Crown was looking for Airmen about to separate, or who have recently separated, from the service to fill positions with the company. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Civilian employers are Hiring Our Heroes
Matt Greider, a veteran now working for Enprotech, talks with Senior Master Sgt. Joshua Stephenson, 88th Security Forces Squadron, about career opportunities during the Hire Our Heroes event June 22, 2022, at the Hope Hotel, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Enprotech, a company that supports the steel industry by repairing equipment, was looking for Airmen about to separate, or who have recently separated, from the service to fill positions with the company. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Civilian employers are Hiring Our Heroes
Senior Master Sgt. Joshua Stephenson, 88th Security Forces Squadron, listens to a team from Enprotech tell him about career opportunities during the Hire Our Heroes event June 22, 2022, at the Hope Hotel, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Enprotech was just one of the more than 50 companies, with more than 50 thousand job openings, who set up tables to talk with active-duty Airmen, recent retirees and spouses. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Civilian employers are Hiring Our Heroes
Teresa Burch, a recent retiree, listens to Patrick Moynihan, a Crown Lift Trucks representative, about job opportunities while attending the Hire Our Heroes event June 22, 2022, at the Hope Hotel, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Crown, part of the material handling industry, was looking for Airmen about to separate, or who have recently separated, from the service to fill positions with the company. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Civilian employers are Hiring Our Heroes
Master Sgt. Angie Cooper (center), U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, talks with representatives of Crown Lift Truck, in a room crowded with company reps and job hunters at the Hire Our Heroes event June 22, 2022, at the Hope Hotel, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. More than 50 companies, with more than 50 thousand job openings, who set up tables to talk with active-duty Airmen, recent retirees and spouses. (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)
40 Airmen earned associate degrees from CCAF
The Community College of the Air Force Wright-Patterson Class of 2022 marches into their graduation ceremony June 15, 2022, at the National Museum of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Forty Airmen earned associate degrees from the world’s largest community college system. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. J. Oriez)
40 Airmen earned associate degrees from CCAF
Chief Master Sgt. James Fitch, Air Force Research Laboratory command chief, delivers the commencement address at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Community College of the Air Force graduation ceremony June 15, 2022. CCAF awarded 40 associate degrees to Wright-Patt Airmen in 19 degree programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. J. Oriez)
40 Airmen earned associate degrees from CCAF
Tech Sgt. Jennafer Sawyer receives the Pitsenbarger Scholarship June 15, 2022, from Air and Space Forces Association Wright Memorial Chapter during the Community College of the Air Force Spring 2022 graduation ceremony at the National Museum of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The scholarship is a cash award to be used in the continuation of education beyond the associate degree level. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. J. Oriez)