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Dayton Dragons American Celebration Night
The 788th Civil Engineer Squadron’s explosive ordnance disposal robot carries a Dayton Dragons baseball at Day Air Ballpark in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 26, 2023. The robot participated in opening ceremonies by delivering the game ball to the pitcher’s mound. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Dayton Dragons American Celebration Night
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lloyd Morales, 88th Air Base Wing command chief, meets with Delayed Entry Program recruits at Day Air Ballpark in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 26, 2023. Morales joined the recruits on field as they recited the oath of enlistment into the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Dayton Dragons American Celebration Night
Delayed Entry Program recruits take the oath of enlistment between innings at Day Air Ballpark in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 26, 2023. The DEP recruits were sworn into the U.S. armed forces during the Dayton Dragons’ annual “American Celebration Night.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Dayton Dragons American Celebration Night
Senior Airman Victor Deloach, 88th Security Forces Squadron Defender, poses a young fan in the unit’s Razor off-road vehicle at Day Air Ballpark in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 26, 2023. The squadron and several other Wright-Patterson Air Force Base organizations met with the local community for the Dayton Dragons’ annual “American Celebration Night.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Dayton Dragons American Celebration Night
Local fans had the opportunity to try on a bomb suit supplied by the 788th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight during the Dayton Dragons’ annual “American Celebration Night” in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 26, 2023. EOD technicians demonstrated the lack of mobility and difficulty associated with wearing bomb protection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Dayton Dragons American Celebration Night
U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Steven Dunn, 788th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, demonstrates the controls of a bomb disposal robot in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 26, 2023. Attendees of the Dayton Dragons’ annual “American Celebration Night” had the opportunity to steer and control the robot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Dayton Dragons American Celebration Night
The Air Force Band of Flight performs its greatest hits outside Day Air Ballpark in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 26, 2023. The rock ensemble, known as “Flight One,” was on-site for the Dayton Dragons’ annual “American Celebration Night.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Dayton Dragons American Celebration Night
A young fan checks out a mock F-22 Raptor outside Day Air Ballpark during the Dayton Dragons’ annual “American Celebration Night” in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 26, 2023. The Dragons hosted several organizations associated with all U.S. military branches as they engaged with the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Dayton Dragons American Celebration Night
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott Cain, Air Force Research Laboratory commander, throws out the ceremonial first pitch at Day Air Ballpark in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 26, 2023. Cain participated in the Dayton Dragons’ annual “American Celebration Night” honoring and showcasing the local military community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Dayton Dragons American Celebration Night
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard members present the colors during the singing of the national anthem at Day Air Ballpark in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 26, 2023. The Honor Guard participated in the Dayton Dragons’ annual “American Celebration Night” opening ceremonies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Dayton Dragons American Celebration Night
U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Meeker (center), 88th Air Base Wing and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base commander, poses with 88th Security Forces Squadron members at Day Air Ballpark in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 26, 2023. Meeker joined several WPAFB organizations that were on-site meeting with the local community as part of the Dayton Dragons’ annual “American Celebration Night.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Dayton Dragons American Celebration Night
U.S. Air Force Gen. Duke Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, throws out the ceremonial first pitch at Day Air Ballpark in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 26, 2023. Cain participated in the Dayton Dragons’ annual “American Celebration Night” honoring and showcasing the local military community. (Contributed photo/Christine Bates)
Curl club connects Airmen
Brian Ressler, right, scrubs the ice in front of a moving stone while Karen Jordan stands by to help during a curling match March 29, 2023, at The Chiller in Springfield, Ohio. Ressler explained the broom is used to melt the ice for a brief moment and help the stone move down the sheet. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Curl club connects Airmen
Dean Severtson uses finesse to send his stone across the ice with the right rotation during a curling match March 29, 2023, at The Chiller in Springfield, Ohio. Rotation can cause the stone to travel a curved path towards the target which is what gives the sport its name. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Curl club connects Airmen
Members of the Curl Troy league take to the ice March 29, 2023, at The Chiller in Springfield, Ohio, for an evening of curling. The hockey rink holds four sheets--or lanes-- so eight teams of four can play as a time. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Curl club connects Airmen
Karen Jordan plays the position of “skip” during an “end” of curling March 29, 2023, at The Chiller in Springfield, Ohio. Like most sports, curling has its own language. A skip is the player down near the “house,” or target, who signals strategy to the person throwing the stone. An end is the curling equivalent to an inning of baseball. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Curl club connects Airmen
One team’s stone smacks their opponents’ stone out of the way during a curling match March 29, 2023, at The Chiller in Springfield, Ohio. One strategy to get a stone to be the one nearest the center of the house is to move the others out of the way. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Curl club connects Airmen
Brad Ashmore, left, and Jorge Villa, both Air Force Research Laboratory electronic engineers, lean into their brooms to help the stone down the sheet towards the target March 29, 2023, at The Chiller in Springfield, Ohio. About a fourth of the players in the curling are members of the Wright-Patterson community. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Curl club connects Airmen
Brad Ashmore, Air Force Research Laboratory electronic engineer, starts his stone down the ice March 29, 2023, in Curl Troy league play at The Chiller in Springfield, Ohio. The league draws a number of players from the Wright-Patterson community, many of whom had been unaware of the curling opportunity in the Dayton area. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Curl club connects Airmen
Brad Ashmore, standing, Air Force Research Laboratory electronic engineer, and Frack Predis, AFRL contractor, curl during a match March 29, 2023, at The Chiller in Springfield, Ohio. Both men said the strategy they saw watching the sport in the Olympics inspired them to try it. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)