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Naoma White wraps a piece of stained glass with copper ribbon under the watchful eye of Kelcy Stefansson during a stained glass class at the F.E. Warren AFB arts and crafts center, May 22, 2012. Applying the co More

Ira Segalewitz speaks during a ‘Voices of the Holocaust’ forum at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, located on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 29, 2017. Segalewitz told the audience of ap More

Travis Beckwith, 90th Civil Engineer Squadron cultural resources manager, in the document vault of the F.E. Warren curation facility known as “the bunker” with blueprints dating back to 1908 on Wednesday, March More

Staff Sgt. James Derbyshire, 90th Maintenance Operations Squadron, turns a corner under the watchful eye of Military Sportbike Rider Course instructor Tech. Sgt. Christopher Laubin, 90th Operations Group, Wedne More

Members of the 90th Security Group do jumping jacks Friday, March 29, 2013, as warm-up prior to their command run on F.E. Warren Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez/Released)

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Edward Warren, 321st Missile Squadron, explains the console of a launch control center to members of the American300 resiliency tour at Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., June 10, 2012. The Ame More

The U.S. Air Force entertainment troupe Tops in Blue perform as part of the Cheyenne, Wyo., Independence Day celebration in the Cheyenne Frontier Days Arena Wednesday, July 4, 2012.This was the second year in a More

Members of the U.S. Air Force entertainment troupe Tops in Blue perform as part of the Cheyenne Independence Day celebration in the Cheyenne Frontier Days Arena, Wednesday, July 4, 2012. This was the second yea More

Airman 1st Class Dean Kaelin, 90th Security Forces Squadron, marches with Staff Sgt. Chip Perkins, 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron, and other members of the 90th Security Group in the Cheyenne Frontier Da More

Visitors to the Fort D.A. Russell Days open house at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., participate in a period dance Saturday evening, July 21, 2012. The dance was one of the festivities of the annual base open More

Drum major Tech. Sgt. John Dawson leads the United States Air Force Academy Band as it marches in the Cheyenne Frontier Days Parade Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Cheyenne, Wyo. The Wyoming state capitol building i More

Senior Airman Nicholas Kolja, 90th Missile Operations Squadron, explains how the top stage of a Minuteman III missile is handled and then lowered out of a payload transporter to members of the public during a t More

Tech Sgt. Julie Bradley performs with the United States Air Force Academy popular music ensemble Blue Steel at the Fort D.A. Russell Days open house on F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., Sunday, July 22, 2012. The band per More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Amber Alumbe, with the Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, helps Champ Bailey, an all-pro cornerback with the Denver Broncos, put on his G-suit while Bailey's son runs past a More

Tech. Sgt. Amanda Chernogorec, 90th Security Forces Squadron, talks to a driver during a seatbelt enforcement stop on F.E. Warren AFB, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Members of the 90 SFS stopped all vehicles leaving t More

From left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Terry Lucas, Jacob Snyder and Tyler Whaley, all assigned to the 790th Missile Security Forces Squadron at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., take cover behind an armored h More

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Regina Schulmeister is greeted by Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead at Cheyenne Regional Airport as she returns home from a one-year deployment to Germany. Schulmeister is a Navy Reservist assi More

Senior Airman Jeremy Duhancik, 90th Security Forces Squadron, answers questions about his M4 rifle and the attached M203 grenade launcher from a Defense Threat Reduction Agency inspector Friday, April 12, 2013, More

Airman 1st Class John Zuhlke helps Senior Airman Kristen Towns, 90th Medical Operations Squadron bioenvironmental engineering, secure her respirator as they prepare to work in a decontamination area during an e More

An U.S. airman with the 90th Security Forces Group Tactical Response Force takes aim at simulated opposition forces occupying a 90th Missile Wing launch facility near Bushnell, Neb., during a recapture exercise More

Col. Tracey Hayes, 90th Missile Wing commander, greets Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and his wife, Betty, after they arrive at Cheyenne Regional Airport, Wyo., July 19, 2013. Welsh arrived to More

Maj. Darrel Johnson, 90th Missile Wing command post director, swings a pickaxe to break up tile in a flood-damaged Longmont, Colo., home Sept. 21, 2013. Johnson led a volunteer team of F.E. Warren Air Force Bas More

Ginger the Elf entertains Victoria Balser, 8, during Operation Provide Joy in this file photo from 2013. Volunteers for the event help keep the children’s spirits up as they wait for Santa Claus. (U.S. Air Forc More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh and his wife hosted a Google+ Hangout Jan. 16, 2015, with Airmen from around the Air Force. Mighty Ninety Airmen participated by asking various questions to include inqu More

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James addresses the 90th Missile Wing in the F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., theater Feb. 18, 2015. James discussed improvements implemented across the nuclear enterpris More

Maj. Gen. Jack Weinstein, Task Force 214 and 20th Air Force commander, unfurls the guidon of the 582nd Helicopter Group during an activation and assumption of command ceremony March 27, 2015, on F.E. Warren Air More

Airman 1st Class Bradley Hill, 90th Security Forces Squadron, checks the ID card of drivers at the front gate of F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., in the early-morning hours of April 8, 2015. The Leesburg, Fla. More

Senior Airman Paige Watson, 90th Missile Wing Airman Leadership School student, salutes after placing a flag at a tombstone in the F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., base cemetery May 21, 2015. Members of the AL More

Airmen of the 90th Missile Wing Stand in formation on Argone Parade Field, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., May 27, 2015, prior to a change of command ceremony. Col. Stephen M. Kravitsky assumed command of the More

Roxanne Johnson spends a moment at the panel of a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall June 25, 2015, part of the American Veterans Traveling Tribute visiting Lions Park in Cheyenne, Wyo., that has the More

Retired Chief Master Sgt. Terry William Cook enlisted in the Air Force in 1972 and retired in 2002. After basic training he trained as a weapons mechanic and went on to work on F-4, B-52, F-15, and A-10 aircraf More

Rich Coleman, Ian Lutjens and James Simmons, 90th Contracting Squadron, fire off an air gun propelling a buffalo “chip” down range toward a pit more than 100 yards away. Contracting was the only unit to success More

Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command commander, presents the Task Force 214 guidon to Maj. Gen. Anthony J. Cotton as Cotton takes command of the task force during a ceremony on F.E. Warren Air Force Base More

Chief Master Sgt. Samuel Couch, 90th Missile Wing command chief, hands 1st Lt. Caryn Morales, 320th Missile Squadron, a piece of candy as she exits F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Nov. 25, 2015. Couch joined More

Children from the F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Youth Center sing Christmas songs at the beginning of the base's tree lighting ceremony, Dec. 4, 2015. After the switch was flipped, the festivities moved int More

Gene Duran, 90th Civil Engineer Squadron, and Racheal Comisky, 90th Force Support Squadron Child Development Center, leap into the freezing waters of Cheyenne’s Sloan Lake Jan. 16, 2016. Gil Ferrel, 90th CES, h More

Defenders with the 790th Missile Security Forces Squadron go through the steps required to open the access hatch at Launch Facility Alpha-10 in Laramie County, Wyo., Feb. 19, 2016. The hatch was being opened so More

Airmen of the 90th Missile Wing arrive at Launch Facility Alpha-10 in Laramie County, Wyo., Feb. 19, 2016, to start the process of opening the access hatch so maintainers can work on the Minuteman III missile i More

Firefighters with the F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Fire Department lay hose from a hydrant to their truck March 9, 2016, after responding to a fire alarm in the 90th Missile Wing headquarters building. The More

A firefighter with the F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Fire Department takes his air tank and mask off the evening of March 9, 2016, outside of the 90th Missile Wing headquarters building. The fire department More

First Lt. Lindsey Byrd, 321st Missile Squadron, Brittany Lee and Cara DeYoung pose with Tracy the horse as Joe Harvey, 90th Force Support Squadron outdoors recreation, takes their picture March 13, 2016, prior More

Brooks Hoover, singer; Dan Qualkinbush, bass guitar; and Paul Howe, drums; perform with the rest of the classic-rock band Moe Diggin April 1, 2016, at the Trail’s End Event Center grand opening on F.E. Warren More

Navy Captain Rees L. Lee, Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton commanding officer, speaks at the ceremony marking completion of the disorientation research device at the new Captain Ashton Graybiel Acceleration R More

Col. Gregory Sweitzer, 88th Medical Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Mark Davis, 88th MDG command chief, stand at parade rest in front of Airmen in formation at the start of the 88th Air Base Wing’s chang More

Airman 1st Class Tyler Bennett, 88th Diagnostic Therapeutic Squadrons Blood Donor Center technician, prepares a recently donated unit of blood during a blood drive on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July More

Capt. James R. Spindler, Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate’s Pacific/Southeast Asia/Americas Branch director of operations, turns his head as Joyce Velasco, 88th Diagnostic Therapeutic S More

Regan Abbott, 10, races over hurdles during the Stop Bullying, Give Peace a Chance, an anti-bullying event, Aug. 2, 2016, in the Religious Education Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The event More

Staff Sgt. Niko Valdez, 88th Security Forces Squadron, talks with Col. Bradley McDonald, 88th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Lisa Arnold, 88th ABW command chief, prior to the Dayton Dragon’s bas More

Jon Yeary, 88th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels specialist, prepares to top-off a fuel truck after it returns from fueling a plane at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aug. 24, 2016. Each of the squadro More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Michael Bailey, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard ceremonial guardsman, and David Gunkelman, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center contract negotiator, sign a resili More

U.S. Air Force Col. Elena Oberg, 88th Air Base Wing vice commander, welcomes visitors during the opening ceremony of the Great Wright Brothers Aero Carnival on Huffman Prairie Flying Field at Wright-Patterson A More

More than two thousand participants in the U.S. Air Force Marathon Five-Kilometer Race gather at the starting line on Wright State University campus, Dayton, Ohio, the evening of Sept. 16, 2016. The race, tradi More

First Lt. Zebulon Hanley of San Antonio crosses the finish line to become the winner of the 20th U.S. Air Force Marathon men’s full marathon division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, with a time of 2:4 More

Snow blankets a sculpture of the Wright Flyer and the Wright Brothers Dec. 13, 2016, near a gate to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The first significant snowfall of the season dumped four inches on the More

Airman 1st Class Kevin Kieser, 88th Communications Squadron Telephone Repair Shop voice network system technician, searches the main distribution frame looking for a specific phone line that is having issues, J More

Master Sgt. Bonnie Steinmetz, 88th Security Forces Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of standardizations and evaluations, briefs Staff Sgt. Zachary Herick, 88th Air Base Wing Safety office, on his rol More

Hannah Wegner and Bill Cox, 88th Civil Engineering Group recycling center laborers, sort cardboard, Feb. 13, 2017, in the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, recycling center. The center collects recyclable More

Airman from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, hold a large, garrison-size American flag in a staging area prior to the NCAA First Four game between the University of California Davis and North Carolina Cen More

Senior Airman Nicholas Cicone, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard member, gives the command to march as the honor guard enters the court prior to the NCAA First Four game between the University of Cali More

The B-25 Mitchell bomber Betty’s Dream lands on a runway next to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 17, 2017. The Betty’s Dream, out of Houston, Texas, is More

The B-25 Mitchell bomber Panchito lands on a runway next to the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 17, 2017. The Panchito, out of Georgetown, Del., is More

The B-25 Mitchell bomber Panchito lands on a runway next to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 17,2017. The Panchito, out of Georgetown, Del., is one of t More

World War II era B-25s fly over the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 18, 2017, on the 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Japan. The flyover m More

Construction contractors work on a steel awning at the National Road Gate on Area B, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 8, 2017. The $1.3 million construction project will feature enhancements to improv More

Tech. Sgt. Timothy Noel, 88th Air Base Wing Safety Office, helps Bernard White with the license plate for his new motorcycle prior to the start of the annual Motorcycle Safety Day ride at Wright-Patterson Air F More

Steve Zuraski, an optical engineer with the Air Force Research Laboratory, works with a laser in an Air Force Institute of Technology lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 21, 2017. Zuraski is an A More

Master Sgt. Michael J. Stevens, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Military Training Flight chief, briefs a new arrival, Airman Andre Cade, checking into USAFSAM July 6, 2017, at Wright-Patter More

Mentoring has the ability to improve character, foster discipline and set an Airman on the right path to achieving goals. It can be the spark that ignites the initial development of discipline, the bedrock on t More

Senior Airman Arra Smith, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Business and Enterprise System Directorate, reads information about Nannie Helen Burroughs, a turn-of-the-century civil rights activist and suffr More

Senior Airman Michael Robinson, National Air and Space Intelligence Center and 88th Air Base Wing Honor Guard member, shows Sarah Johnson, a Radio City Rockette, his rifle during the dance troupe’s tour of Wrig More

Master Sgt. Jacob Hellickson, 124th Intelligence Squadron Inspector General office, prepares his entry for the Mess Hall Madness cooking competition sponsored by the USO Aug. 22, 2017 at Wright-Patterson Air Fo More

Second Lt. Maygan Rhodes reads out time hacks from a Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, firetruck Sept. 11, 2017, at the start of the base’s Run for the Fallen commemorating the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Rhod More

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Dustin Huber, Naval Medical Research Unit—Dayton, explains new technology to monitor a warrior’s back lumbar function Sept. 26, 2017, during the Tech Warrior exercise at the National Center for M More

David Jacques, Air Force Institute of Technology Department of Systems Engineering and Management, talk to students and teachers Sept. 29, 2017, during the STEM – Diversity Inclusion Event at Wright-Patterson A More

Sean Gunther, Wright State University captain, and teammate Ann Hill, work on The Green Machine, their team’s catapult, prior to the 13th annual Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Pumpkin Chuck behind the More

Everett Hale, 2, walks up to Santa in the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, club Dec. 6, 2017, following the ceremonial lighting of the base holiday tree. Everett is the son of Chi and Air Force Capt. Bret More

Judy Lloyd, left, Kindra McPhail, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Enlisted Spouse Club president, and Krista McDonald, wife of Col. Bradley McDonald, 88th Air Base Wing commander, unload cookies from Lloyd’s ca More

Navy Capt. Rees Lee, Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton commanding officer, addresses the civilian and active duty sailors of his command Dec. 19, 2017, on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Area B flig More

A supermoon sets over the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on the frigid morning of Jan. 2, 2018. A supermoon occurs when the full moon coincides with the moon's c More

Airman 1st Class Bryan Gannon, U.S. Air Force Band of Flight trombonist, performs in the concourse of the Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio, Jan. 26, 2018, prior to the star More

Staff Sgt. Tiffany Cooke, 88th Security Forces Squadron, dons her gear at the start of a chemical weapon drill Jan. 31, 2018 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Defenders and medical personnel received tr More

Staff Sgt. Tiffany Cooke, 88th Security Forces Squadron, adjusts her helmet at the start of a chemical weapon drill Jan. 31, 2018, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Defenders and medical personnel recei More

David Frank, 88th Air Base Wing Civil Engineering Directorate Emergency Management Branch Emergency Operations Center manager, briefs Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Air Force Materiel Command commander, Feb. 1, 201 More

John Farris and Fabian Pacheco move a wing into place on the Team Kirtland craft Feb. 26, 2018, as they prepare it for the 2017 Air Force Research Laboratory Commander’s Challenge at the Redstone Arsenal in Hun More

Members of Team Hanscom fill a weather balloon with helium, Feb. 27, 2018, as they prepare for their 2017 Air Force Research Laboratory Commander’s Challenge demonstration at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, More

Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley, Air Force Research Laboratory commander, visits with the members of Team Bug 2, the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base AFRL Commander’s Challenge team, March 2, 2018, at the end of the More

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Greg Rothrock, Coast Guard Research and Development Center commanding officer, and Air Force Maj. General William Cooley, Air Force Research Laboratory commander, shake hands April 12, 20 More

The Memphis Belle, a B-17 Flying Fortress, sits bathed in the lights of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, moments after its unveiling May 16, 2018. The Memphis More

A flight of B-17 Flying Fortresses and P-51 Mustangs flies over Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and the National Museum of the United States Air Force the morning of May 16, 2018. The flight of World War More

A U.S. Air Force C-21 taxis through and arch of water on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, flight line Aug. 7, 2018, bringing Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Air Force Materiel Command commander, back on he More

Col. Thomas P. Sherman, 88th Air Base Wing commander, and Mike Hellmann, Wednesday After Thoughts Bowling League secretary cut the ceremonial ribbon for the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Bowling Center More

A runner struggles towards the finishing line of the U.S. Air Force Marathon 5-kilometer race Sept. 14, 2018 on the campus of Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. The 5k race is traditionally held the eveni More

A U.S. Air Force Marathon volunteer arranges medallions in race day’s predawn hours outside of the National Museum of the Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2018. Each of the more tha More

A “local” asks an Airman guarding a forward operating base entry control point for assistance Sept. 24, 2018, as part of the annual Tech Warrior Exercise at the National Center for Medical Readiness in Fairborn More

Members of the Air Force Band of Flight's Spirit of Freedom ensemble Oct. 10, 2018 on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: Airman 1st Class Cleo Holmes, trumpet; Airman 1st Class Jon Anderson, horn; Airman 1st Clas More

181217-F-JW079-1008 Airman 1st Class MeLan Smartt, U.S. Air Force Band of Flight vocalist, sings the national anthem Dec. 17, 2018, at the start of a ceremony at the Wright Brothers Memorial, Wright-Patterson A More

U.S. Army Col. Cary Honnold, Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton comparative pathologist, poses in his NAMRU-D office on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Jan. 17, 2019. Honnold crosses service lines by bei More

The Materials and Manufacturing Directorate’s most prestigious award at the 66th annual awards luncheon is the Charles J. Cleary Scientific Award. The winner is the Biomaterials Research Team. Shown left to ri More

Indian Vice Adm. Atul Kuma Jain, Integrated Defense Staff deputy chief, listens to a presentation on the mission and capabilities of the Air Force Research Laboratory Jan. 30, 2019, on Wright-Patterson Air Forc More

Fans and member of Team 677, Murphy’s Outlaws, representing Columbus School for Girls, cheer on their crew prior to a qualifying match in the FIRST Robotics Competition Miami Valley Regional March 8, 2019, in t More