5/25/2012 - Lt. Col. Dean Caldwell, 706th Fighter Squadron commander, prepares for a mission during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Caldwell is an Aggressor pilot, responsible for simulating the tactics of enemy air forces during Red Flag exercises to train flying forces on how to combat potential threats. (Larry Crespo)
5/25/2012 - Guy Bretches, an A-10 jet mechanic assigned to the 917th Maintenance Squadron, pulls clamps off a TF34 jet engine in the 917th Propulsion Shop at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Bretches is conducting an inspection of engine parts to look for damage that might have occurred during an alternative fuel certification process. (Master Sgt. Jeff Walston)
5/25/2012 - Staff Sgt. Chase Splichal, a metals technologist from the 22nd Maintenance Squadron, welds a part. The integrated Metals Technology Section of the 931st MXS and 22nd MXS includes 19 active and Reserve Airmen who provide round-the-clock support to the maintainers at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (Brannen Parrish)
5/25/2012 - Staff Sgt. Brian Schultz is one of several Reserve Airmen from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., who volunteered to read to students at New Hanover School in Wrightstown, N.J., as part of Read Across America, a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually on Dr. Seuss’s birthday. (Master Sgt. Donna T. Jeffries)
5/25/2012 - Master Sgt. Blain Morgan, an Air Force Reserve pararescue jumper assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing, comes in for a perfect landing after a free-fall jump at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Airmen of the 920th train extensively to keep current on their combat search and rescue qualifications. This includes parachuting during daylight and dusk. PJs are highly trained in parachuting, mountaineering and SCUBA and are among the most highly trained emergency trauma specialists in the U.S. military. With this medical and rescue expertise, PJs are able to perform life-saving missions in the world’s most remote areas. (2nd Lt. Leslie Forshaw)
5/25/2012 - Master Sgt. Cindy Webb places a blindfold on Chief Master Sgt. William Somers as she gets ready to guide him through an obstacle course as part of a Wingman Day exercise. Both are members of the 434th Force Support Squadron at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. (Tech. Sgt. Douglas Hays)
