1/28/2013 - Senior Airman Dylan Strom, a loadmaster with the 934th Airlift Wing, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station, Minn., enjoys the incredible view from the back of a C-130 during a recent orientation flight for civic leaders and members of the clergy. (Shannon McKay)

1/28/2013 - More than 20 employers of 919th Special Operations Wing Reservists climb aboard an MC-130E Combat Talon I aircraft during an Employer Day tour at Duke Field, Fla. The employers attended the tour to get a better understanding of how their workers contribute to the Air Force and special operations mission. (Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

1/28/2013 - The 920th Rescue Wing played host to 38 members of the University of Florida’s swim team for a training session at Patrick Air Force Base Fla., in January. The 920th RQW Guardian Angels perform combat search and rescue as their primary mission, but they also support civilian search and rescue, humanitarian relief, and safety and security during all Space Coast rocket launches. (Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

1/28/2013 - Senior Airman Naomi Costa, a 433rd Maintenance Squadron aircraft mechanic, begins a recent unit training assembly by playing reveille outside the 433rd Airlift Wing’s new headquarters building on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (Tech. Sgt. Andrew Patterson)

1/28/2013 - After a half-mile uphill litter carry race in the Self-Aid/Buddy Care Challenge, members of the 507th Security Forces Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., will themselves to the finish line during the recent Defender Challenge competition. Six teams from Tinker’s 507th and 72nd SFS, and the 97th SFS from Altus AFB, Okla., were pushed to the limits in various combat skills events as part of the competition. (Margo Wright)