Pilot for a Day

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Melvin Maldonado,10, tries on F-16 pilot gear from the 113th Wing during Team Andrew's Pilot for a Day program here Dec. 7, 2012. The Pilot for a Day program is coordinated through the Air Force Reserve Command's 459th Air Refueling Wing and the District of Columbia Air National Guard's 113th WG. Pilot for a Day or "P4D" is a community outreach program that allows military and civilian children of all ages who suffer from serious or chronic medical conditions to visit an installation for the day to tour wing and base facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt Steve Lewis)

Pilot for a Day

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Melvin Maldonado,10, poses for a photo outside a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 459th Air Refueling Wing during Team Andrew's Pilot for a Day program here Dec. 7, 2012. The Pilot for a Day program is coordinated through the Air Force Reserve Command's 459th ARW and the District of Columbia Air National Guard's 113th Wing. Pilot for a Day or "P4D" is a community outreach program that allows military and civilian children of all ages who suffer from serious or chronic medical conditions to visit an installation for the day to tour wing and base facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt Steve Lewis)

Pilot for a Day

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Airmen from the active-duty 11th Security Forces Squadron provide a K-9 demonstration to Melvin Maldonado and his family during Team Andrew's Pilot for a Day program here Dec. 7, 2012. The Pilot for a Day program is coordinated through the Air Force Reserve Command's 459th Air Refueling Wing and the District of Columbia Air National Guard's 113th Wing. Pilot for a Day or "P4D" is a community outreach program that allows military and civilian children of all ages who suffer from serious or chronic medical conditions to visit an installation for the day to tour wing and base facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt Steve Lewis)

Pilot for a Day

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Airmen from the 113th Wing pose for a photo with Melvin Maldonado, 10, in front of a F-16 during Team Andrew's Pilot for a Day program here Dec. 7, 2012. The Pilot for a Day program is coordinated through the Air Force Reserve Command's 459th Air Refueling Wing and the District of Columbia Air National Guard's 113th WG. Pilot for a Day or "P4D" is a community outreach program that allows military and civilian children of all ages who suffer from serious or chronic medical conditions to visit an installation for the day to tour wing and base facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt Steve Lewis)

Pilot for a Day

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Melvin Maldonado, 10, receives a tour of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 459th Air Refueling Wing during Team Andrew's Pilot for a Day program here Dec. 7, 2012. The Pilot for a Day program is coordinated through the Air Force Reserve Command's 459th Air Refueling Wing and the District of Columbia Air National Guard's 113th Wing. Pilot for a Day or "P4D" is a community outreach program that allows military and civilian children of all ages who suffer from serious or chronic medical conditions to visit an installation for the day to tour wing and base facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt Steve Lewis)

Pilot for a Day

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Melvin Maldonado, 10, receives a flight suit patch from Capt. Stephen Akins, 459th Operations Support Flight, during Team Andrew's Pilot for a Day program here Dec. 7, 2012. Akins served as Host Pilot during the Pilot for a Day program, which is coordinated through the Air Force Reserve Command's 459th Air Refueling Wing and the District of Columbia Air National Guard's 113th Wing. Pilot for a Day or "P4D" is a community outreach program that allows military and civilian children of all ages who suffer from serious or chronic medical conditions to visit an installation for the day to tour wing and base facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt Steve Lewis)