Pilot For a Day

Caleb Jensen, Pilot For a Day participant, poses for a photo at the 647th Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal work center shortly after touring the facility as part of the Pilot for a Day program at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 8, 2013. The original "Pilot for a Day" program began in December of 1994, organized by Captain Rory "Ox" Blackburn at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

Pilot For a Day

Col. Terry Scott, 15th Wing vice commander, presents a certificate to Caleb Jensen, aplastic anemia survivor, after his Pilot For a Day tour on Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 8, 2013. Caleb, whose dream it is to one day become a pilot, was selected for the Pilot For a Day program after being diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a condition which causes the body to stop producing new blood cells. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

Pilot For a Day

Caleb Jensen, Pilot For a Day participant, operates a bomb robot as part of the Pilot for a Day program at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 8, 2013. After being diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a condition which causes the body to stop producing new blood cells, Caleb was recommended for the program which aims to benefit children in the local community suffering from serious or chronic illnesses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

Pilot For a Day

Caleb Jensen, Pilot For a Day participant, operates a bomb robot with the help of Senior Airman Vincent Irr, 647th Civil Engineer Squadron munitions apprentice as part of the Pilot for a Day program at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 8, 2013. Caleb was selected for the Pilot For a Day program after successfully undergoing a bone marrow transplant and completing treatment for aplastic anemia, a condition which causes the body to stop producing new blood cells. The goal of this program is to benefit children and their families in the local community who have catastrophic illnesses. It is not directed at any one illness or disease, and not restricted to children with "terminal" illnesses. For many children with catastrophic, but not "terminal" illnesses, the Pilot for a Day Program can be a significant part of their recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

Pilot For a Day

Caleb Jensen, Pilot For a Day participant, sits in the pilot seat of the KC-135 Stratotanker simulator as part of the Pilot For a Day program at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 8, 2013. Caleb was recently diagnosed and treated for aplastic anemia, a condition which causes the body to stop producing new blood cells. After being diagnosed with the condition, Caleb was recommended for the 15th Wing supported private organization which aims to benefit children in the local community suffering from serious or chronic illnesses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

Pilot For a Day

Kalia Jensen, sister of Caleb Jensen, Pilot For a Day participant and aplastic anemia survivor, sits aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker simulator with her brother and family as part of the Pilot for a Day program at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 02, 2013. The "Pilot For A Day" private organization invites children of all ages, military or civilian, to be guests of the 15th Wing and one of its flying squadrons for an entire day. In so doing, the goal is to give each child a special day and a break from whatever challenges they may be facing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt Jerome S. Tayborn)