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Rob Ligas, a retired Airman and civilian employee at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, gets set to depart Springer Mountain, Georgia, the Appalachian Trail’s southernmost point, on Aug. 27, 2010. Over the next 13 years, he completed “section hikes” during leave stints, finishing the nearly 2,200-mile trail this past summer. (Contributed photo)
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(From left) Jerry Eubank, Carter Martin and Rob Ligas set out on the Appalachian Trail approach from Amicalola Falls, Georgia, on Aug. 26, 2010. Eubank hiked the first three years with Ligas, a retired Airman and civilian employee at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, who completed the full 2,198-mile journey this past summer. (Contributed photo)
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Rob Ligas reaches the top of Mount Katahdin in Maine, the Appalachian Trail’s northern endpoint, on Aug. 2, 2023. The retired Airman and longtime civilian employee at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, climbed the peak to close out a roughly 2,200-mile journey that began in August 2010. (Contributed photo)
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Rob Ligas moves along the Appalachian Trail on Moose Mountain in New Hampshire, Sept. 6, 2021. The retired Airman and longtime 88th Civil Engineer Squadron employee at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, finished walking the full trail this past summer, capping a nearly 2,200-mile journey that began in August 2010. (Contributed photo)
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Rob Ligas takes in the view on Moose Mountain in New Hampshire during a break from his Appalachian Trail hike Sept. 1, 2021. The retired Airman and longtime 88th Civil Engineer Squadron employee at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, finished walking the roughly 2,200-mile trail this past summer. (Contributed photo)
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Rob Ligas, a retired Airman who works for the 88th Civil Engineer Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, salutes the Audie Murphy Monument in the Shenandoah Valley near New Castle, Virginia, during his Appalachian Trail hike June 1, 2017. Murphy, the most decorated U.S. Soldier in World War II, died in a May 1971 airplane crash near the memorial site. (Contributed photo)
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A wild pony at Grayson Highlands State Park in Virginia licks salt off the arm of Robert Ligas II as he hikes the Appalachian Trail on May 23, 2016, with his father, Rob. Rob Ligas, a retired Airman and longtime civilian employee at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, completed the full 2,198-mile journey this past summer. (Contributed photo)
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A participant in the Combined Federal Campaign "Trivia with the Charities" event speaks with a representative with Breast Wishes Foundation at the Wright-Patterson Club on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Nov. 3, 2023. The CFC is the official workplace giving campaign for the federal community, allowing federal employees and retirees to support their chosen charities from thousands of participating organizations.
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Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Spencer Lee, 88th Dental Squadron
Ceremony honors Airman Leadership School graduates
Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 23-G members pose for a photo with Col. Christopher Meeker (far left), 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Lloyd Morales (far right), 88 ABW command chief, at the end of their graduation ceremony Oct. 19, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The five-week course 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)
Ceremony honors Airman Leadership School graduates
Senior Airman Kayla Cornett, 87th Aerial Portal Squadron, stands ready to accept her diploma at the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 23-G graduation ceremony Oct. 19, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Cornett and 25 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and Air Force culture. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Ceremony honors Airman Leadership School graduates
Tech. Sgt. Jacquelyn Chapin, Air Force Sergeants Association Kittyhawk Chapter 751 president, presents the John L. Levitow Award to Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Masterson during the Airman Leadership School Class 23-G graduation ceremony Oct. 19, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The award goes to the class’s top graduate. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Ceremony honors Airman Leadership School graduates
Chief Master Sgt. Doug Middendorf, 88th Communications Squadron senior enlisted leader, gives the commencement speech Oct. 19, 2023, during the Airman Leadership School Class 23-G graduation ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Middendorf told graduates it was now their duty to guide and lead Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Ceremony honors Airman Leadership School graduates
Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 23-G recites the Airman’s Creed at the start of its graduation ceremony Oct. 19, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The 26 graduates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and Air Force culture and is a requirement for promotion to staff sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
The White Bird: A living tribute to aviation history
The Wright Model B lookalike, nicknamed the White Bird, is flown over Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2023. The aircraft is operated and maintained by Wright B Flyer Inc., a Dayton-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of aviation history. The group engages in educational and public-outreach activities to inspire a new generation of aviation enthusiasts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brian Dietrick)
The White Bird: A living tribute to aviation history
The Wright Model B lookalike, nicknamed the White Bird, is flown over Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2023. The aircraft is operated and maintained by Wright B Flyer Inc., a Dayton-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of aviation history. The group engages in educational and public-outreach activities to inspire a new generation of aviation enthusiasts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brian Dietrick)
The White Bird: A living tribute to aviation history
The Wright Model B lookalike, nicknamed the White Bird, is flown over Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2023. The aircraft is operated and maintained by Wright B Flyer Inc., a Dayton-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of aviation history. The group engages in educational and public-outreach activities to inspire a new generation of aviation enthusiasts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brian Dietrick)
The White Bird: A living tribute to aviation history
The Wright Model B lookalike, nicknamed the White Bird, is flown over Huffman Prairie on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2023. The aircraft is operated and maintained by Wright B Flyer Inc., a Dayton-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of aviation history. The group engages in educational and public-outreach activities to inspire a new generation of aviation enthusiasts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brian Dietrick)
The White Bird: A living tribute to aviation history
The Wright Model B lookalike, nicknamed the White Bird, is flown over Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2023. The aircraft is operated and maintained by Wright B Flyer Inc., a Dayton-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of aviation history. The group engages in educational and public-outreach activities to inspire a new generation of aviation enthusiasts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brian Dietrick)
Wright Brothers Memorial earns arboretum accreditation
Ayla Bayer, a student at the Miami Valley Career Technical Center, places dirt around the roots of a dawn redwood at the Wright Brothers Memorial on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2023. The tree planting was part of a tree festival and volunteer workday held by the 88th Civil Engineer Group Environmental Branch to celebrate the memorial as an accredited arboretum. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)