Air Force Week-Sacramento

Airmen from the United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team sign autographs and pose for photos after their performance during a visit to Rosa Parks Middle School in Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 10, 2009, for Air Force Week-Sacramento. Air Force Week is an event using various activities and exhibitions to educate the community about the Air Force's capabilities and missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Air Force Week-Sacramento

The United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performs during a visit to Rosa Parks Middle School in Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 10, 2009, for Air Force Week-Sacramento. Air Force Week is an event using various activities and exhibitions to educate the community about the Air Force's capabilities and missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Air Force Week-Sacramento

Senior Airman Amanda Camp takes the blood pressure of 8th grade students from Arcade Middle School in Sacramento, Calif., while explaining the duties of her profession during aerospace career day at Discovery Museum of Sacramento for Air Force Week, Sept. 10, 2009. Air Force Week-Sacramento is an event using various activities and exhibitions to educate the community about the Air Force's capabilities and missions. Airman Camp is an aeromedical evacuation technician at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Air Force Week-Sacramento

Capt. Eric Frahm and Senior Airman Natalie Valle give 8th graders from Arcade Middle School a hands-on opportunity with a U-2 pilot’s suit and helmet during aerospace career day at Discovery Museum of Sacramento for Air Force Week, Sept. 10, 2009. Air Force Week-Sacramento is an event using various activities and exhibitions to educate the community about the Air Force's capabilities and missions. Captain Frahm is a U-2 pilot and Airman Valle is a suit technician for the high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, both are stationed at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Air Force Week-Sacramento

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy speak with Airmen stationed at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The Air Force leaders were in town for a proclamation ceremony at the California State Capitol building’s West steps Sept. 8 naming Sept. 8 to 13, 2009 Air Force Week-Sacramento. The ceremony featured flyovers by a C-17 Globemaster III and a KC-10 Extender, as well as performances by the Air Force Band of the Golden West and the Air Force Drill Team. Air Force Week-Sacramento presents activities and exhibitions used to educate the community about the Air Force's capabilities and missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Air Force Week-Sacramento

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley greets retired Tech. Sgt. Boyd Taylor, a Tuskegee Airman from Sacramento’s Col. George S. “Spanky” Roberts chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, after a proclamation ceremony Sept. 8 at the California State Capitol building’s West steps. The proclamation named Sept. 8 to 13, 2009 as Air Force Week-Sacramento. The ceremony featured a flyover by a C-17 Globemaster III and a KC-10 Extender, as well as performances by the Air Force Band of the Golden West and the Air Force Drill Team. Air Force Week-Sacramento presents activities and exhibitions used to educate the community about the Air Force's capabilities and missions. Other Tuskegee Airmen in attendance were retired Maj. Larry Brown, Retired 1st Lt. Milford Craig and retired Senior Master Sgt. George Porter. Also in attendance was Ms. Gloria Edith Roberts, widow of the late Col. George S. Roberts, the first black commander of the 99th Pursuit Squadron and the namesake of the Sacramento chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)