A salute to the troops

Airmen from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, march past the review stand during the "Salute to our Troops" parade in downtown Honolulu on Saturday, May 6, 2006. The USO hosted the parade which included active-duty, Guard and Reserve members of all the services. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

C-17 arrival

Master Sgt. Salvador Baltazar marshals in Hickam's third C-17 Globemaster III at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Tuesday, March 14, 2006. Hickam will be getting eight C-17s that will enhance military capabilities to rapidly deploy assets throughout the Pacific. Sergeant Baltazar is a Hawaii Air National Guard crew chief from the 154th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

C-17 ceremony

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) -- (From left) Brig. Gen. Peter S. Pawling, commander of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard; Ron Marcotte the vice president and general manager for global mobility at the Boeing Company; Gov. Linda Lingle; Gen. Paul V. Hester; Kahu Kordell Kekoa; and Col. William J. Changose, commander of the 15th Airlift Wing, observe the "posting of the colors" during the welcoming ceremony for PACAF's first C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photos by Maj. Brad Jessmer)

C-17 ceremony

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- The first Hawaii-based C-17 Globemaster III flies past Diamond Head volcanic crater on its way to Hickam for the official arrival ceremony, Feb 8. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

Pearl Harbor remembered

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) -- Bullet and shrapnel holes still scar the outside of the Pacific Air Forces headquarters building here. The scars are a constant reminder of the Dec. 7, 1941, surprise Japanese attack on military installations on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)