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Road Warrior X
A security forces Airman from F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. pauses while searching for opposing forces during the Road Warrior Exercise at Camp Guernsey, Wyo., Oct. 19, 2012. Airmen are taught to stop, look and listen while searching for possible threats. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton)
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ANG heads to Antarctica
Master Sgt. Carmello Modesto loads equipment sleds destined for the U.S. Antarctic Program's South Pole research station into the back of an LC-130 Hercules at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 30, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo/Benjamin Carr)
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A family's search
Relatives laugh as Debra Morris, second from left, a niece of the late U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Calfee, shows a photo of her uncle from his high school yearbook in Houston, Texas, Aug. 22, 2012. Calfee, who was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal, was killed in action in Laos in 1968. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)
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Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager
Retired United States Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager prepares to board an F-15D Eagle from the 65th Aggressor Squadron Oct. 14, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. In a jet piloted by Capt. David Vincent, 65th AGRS pilot, Yeager is commemorating the 65th anniversary of his historic breaking of the sound barrier flight Oct. 14, 1947, in the Bell X-1 rocket research plane named "Glamorous Glennis." Yeager was awarded the prestigious Collier Trophy in 1948 for this landmark aeronautical achievement. (U.S. Air Force graphic)
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Archives
Dr. Pedro Loureiro checks a film reel at the automated search and retrieval system at the Defense Imagery Management Operations Center-Riverside, Calif., Oct. 9, 2012. Loureiro, the archivist at DIMOC-R, helped find a film reel containing clips of the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. The ASRS has about 280,000 analog tapes, 80,000 rells of 16mm and 35mm film and 40,000 negatives, slides and photos in storage. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)
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Air Force Research Laboratory shield. (U.S. Air Force graphic)
Air Force Research Laboratory shield. (U.S. Air Force graphic)
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Power of Thor
Lt. Col. Jenns Robertson, Air and Space Power Strategist at the Air Force Research Institute, researches information for Theater History of Operations at Maxwell Air Force Base Aug. 17. THOR is database of bombs dropped from American military aircraft from World War One through current times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Voss)
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Water rescue
Airmen aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 41st Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., search the Gulf of Mexico for downed personnel during a water rescue exercise on Aug. 14, 2012. Airmen from the 41st RQS and 38th RQS worked to locate and rescue downed personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)
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Phasing Spirits
Crew chiefs from the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 131st Bomb Wing perform a phase inspection on a B-2 Spirit at Whiteman Air Force, Mo., July 12, 2012. Every 1,000 flight hours the B-2 must be ‘phased’ in search of any discrepancies that could cause major damage. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nick Wilson)
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Vibrant Response 13
Joint search and extraction team members pull a simulated victim from the rubble at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center at Camp Atterbury, Ind., July 27, 2012, during exercise Vibrant Response 13. Vibrant Response is a U.S. Northern Command-sponsored field training exercise for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive consequence management forces designed to improve their ability to respond to catastrophic incidents. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Anderson)
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Remove before flight
Maintainers from the 81st Fighter Squadron pull out firing pins and chocks to ready an A-10 Thunderbolt II for takeoff before a night combat search and rescue training mission July 20, 2012. The maintainers took part in Dacian Thunder, a month-long partnership building exercise that included U.S. Air Force, Romanian air force, U.S. Marine Corps and the Royal Air Force participants. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Natasha Stannard)
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Inspect the Thunder
A pilot and crew chief conduct a pre-flight inspection an A-10 Thunderbolt II outside a hardened aircraft shelter at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, before leaving for Exercise Dacian Thunder on July 6, 2012. The 81st Fighter Squadron, along with members of the Romanian air force, are working together during the exercise to practice close-air support and combat search and rescue techniques. The pilot is with the 81st FS and the crew chief is with the 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis)
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Search
Staff Sgt. Eduardo Ausmann observes Kyrgyz Republic Lt. Salamat Temirbekov search for simulated contaminated materials as part a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives training scenario during Exercise Regional Cooperation 12 at the Koi Tash Military Academy in Kyrgyzstan on June 22, 2012. Regional Cooperation 12 is a multinational exercise designed to strengthen relationships and promote regional cooperation among the participating nations while offering coordinated, rapid response scenarios in the event of a disaster affecting multiple countries within the region. Ausmann is a 376th Expeditionary Medical Group biomedical engineer deployed out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)
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Pave the way
Members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing load an HH-60 Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopter onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for a 120-day deployment to Afghanistan on May 28, 2012. The helicopter is a part of a package of equipment and crew that is deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Shannon Oleson)
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To the rescue
In an exercise scenario, pararescuemen authenticate the pilot and co-pilot of a downed C-130 Hercules during the mass casualty phase of the Patriot Saint exercise at Fort Polk, La., May 17, 2012. The goal of the exercise was to challenge pararescuemen to successfully execute combat search and rescue missions in real time while tactically solving en route fuel, communication and opposing force hurdles. The pararescuemen are from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeff Walston)
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Touchdown
Pararescuemen parachute into a landing zone at Fort Polk, La., May 15, 2012. The Airmen were part of a Patriot Saint exercise combat search and rescue mission to rescue a Soldier from hostile forces. The pararescuemen are assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeff Walston)
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Finding Reeves
Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Laguana, 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron posted fliers in downtown Anchorage May 4 in search of Senior Airman Clinton Reeves. Reeves has been missing since April 23. He was the victim of a homocide and his body was identified May 9, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cynthia Spalding)
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Using 'space' during deployment
Capt. Tracy Lloyd searches through the embedded GPS/inertial navigation system unit to see the differences in loading/zeroiziing keys on a KC-135 Stratotanker. This was part of her endeavor to enable the airframes to use encrypted GPS. Lloyd is deployed as the theater space integrator for the director of space forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/courtesy photo)
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Dignified Transfer
Chief Master Sgt. Diane Munson straightens an American flag on a casket that will contain the remains of Tech. Sgt. Allen J. Avery during Avery's burial ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., April 6, 2012. Avery was part of a combat search and rescue mission aboard an HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant helicopter when they were shot down over Quang Tri province, South Vietnam, April 6, 1972. Munson is with the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)
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Dignified Transfer
Airman 1st Class Josh Busch, center, carries an urn containing the remains Tech. Sgt. Allen J. Avery while Senior Airman Jeremy Dotson, background, carries a folded American flag during Avery's burial ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., April 6, 2012. Avery was part of a combat search and rescue mission aboard an HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant helicopter when they were shot down over Quang Tri province, South Vietnam, April 6, 1972. Saluting in the foreground are Chief Master Sgt. Diane Munson, left, and Col. Charles Cornelisse, a chaplain. The Airmen are with the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)
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Dignified Transfer
Debbie McBride, holding a teddy bear, and family members watch as U.S. Air Force honor guard Airmen place an urn containing the remains of her father, Tech. Sgt. Allen J. Avery, inside a casket during Avery's burial ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., April 6, 2012. Avery was part of a combat search and rescue mission aboard an HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant helicopter when they were shot down over Quang Tri province, South Vietnam, April 6, 1972. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)
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Cope Taufan 2012
Chief Master Sgt. William Makaneole, a Pacific Air Forces plans and programs project officer, watches as Royal Malaysian Air Force Cpl. Mohd Sukri Bin Nor Saidi, of Provost Squadron 104, searches a simulated suspect during a subject matter expert exchange at Cope Taufan 2012 at TUDM Butterworth on April 5, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Matt Summers)
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Cope Taufan 2012
Chief Master Sgt. William Makaneole, a Pacific Air Forces plans and programs project officer, shows Royal Malaysian Air Force airmen from Provost Squadron 104 how to search a simulated suspect during a subject matter expert exchange at Cope Taufan 2012 at TUDM Butterworth on April 5, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Matt Summers)
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Etchberger legacy lives on
Senior Master Sgt. Karen Steffes-Graves presents the Medal of Honor awarded to Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger to his sons Cory, left, and Rich, center, during the ceremony marking the medal's donation to the Enlisted Heritage Research Institute at Gunter Annex, Ala., March 26, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)
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