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2015 Maltz Challenge

Airman 1st Class Steven Galvao, 342nd Training Squadron, carries Lucy Lobo, the University of New Mexico mascot during one of the fitness challenge at the Drug Enforcement Agency Maltz Challenge at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 20, 2015. The competition honored fallen pararescueman Master Sgt. Michael Maltz, as well as Albuquerque native Army Pfc. Zachary Lovejoy, an Army paratrooper killed in 2010 in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Berenger)
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2015 Maltz Challenge

Participants in the Drug Enforcement Agency Maltz Challenge were tasked with several fitness activities, including a 400-meter run at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 20, 2015. The competition honored fallen pararescueman Master Sgt. Michael Maltz, as well as Albuquerque native Army Pfc. Zachary Lovejoy, an Army paratrooper killed in 2010 in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Berenger)
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2015 Maltz Challenge

Participants in the Drug Enforcement Agency Maltz Challenge were tasked with several fitness activities, including push ups at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 20, 2015. The competition honored fallen pararescueman Master Sgt. Michael Maltz, as well as Albuquerque native Army Pfc. Zachary Lovejoy, an Army paratrooper killed in 2010 in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Berenger)
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42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion

Airman 1st Class Hayden Tondee (left) and Senior Airman Willie Muhammad (right), Joint Base San Antonio Honor Guard members, stand at the Missing Man Memorial before the wreath laying ceremony, which was held in conjunction with the 42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion March 20 at JBSA-Randolph. (U.S. Air Photo by Melissa Peterson)
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42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion

Col. Matthew Isler, 12th Flying Training Wing commander, (right) and retired Marine Lt. Col. Orson Swindle (left), whose F-8E aircraft was shot down over North Vietnam Nov. 11, 1966, salute the wreath at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Missing Man Monument during a wreath laying ceremony March 20 to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action. (U.S. Air Photo by Melissa Peterson)
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42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion

Phillip Jones, Vietnam combat infantry soldier, takes a closer look at the names on the POW MIA vehicle during the 42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph March 20. The events honor all POWs held captive during the Vietnam War. The tradition began when members of the 560th Flying Training Squadron were given the task to retrain more than 150 POWs returning to flying status. To honor their return, their initial training included a “freedom flight.” The last group of POWs was released from captivity in North Vietnam March 1973. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Harold China)
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42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion

Col. Matthew Isler, 12th Flying Training Wing commander, speaks during the wreath laying ceremony March 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The annual event is held in conjunction with the 42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion which honors all POWs held captive during the Vietnam War. The tradition began when members of the 560th Flying Training Squadron were given the task to retrain more than 150 POWs returning to flying status. To honor their return, their initial training included a “freedom flight.” The last group of POWs was released from captivity in North Vietnam March 1973. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Harold China)
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42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion

Retired Navy Capt. Mike McGrath, former Vietnam War POW, speaks about his experiences in captivity at the 18th Annual POW/MIA Symposium, hosted by the 560th Flying Training Squadron at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Fleenor Auditorium March 20. McGrath was shot down by enemy fire over North Vietnam June 30, 1967 flying an A-4C “Skyhawk”. He was held as a POW for almost six years until his release March 4, 1973. The annual Freedom Flyer Reunion tradition began when members of the 560th FTS were given the task to retrain more than 150 POWs returning to flying status toward the end of American involvement in the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Johnny Saldivar)
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42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas Collins (left), former Vietnam War POW, and retired Air Force Col. Elmo Baker, former Vietnam War POW, view Collins’ Freedom Flight photo during the 560th Flying Training Squadron Artifact Dedication ceremony and open house March 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The annual event, in conjunction with the 42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion and 18th Annual POW/MIA Symposium, honors all POWs held captive during the Vietnam War. The tradition began when members of the 560th Flying Training Squadron were given the task to retrain more than 150 POWs returning to flying status. Collins aircraft was shot down during a mission over North Vietnam Oct. 18, 1965, and was held captive by the North Vietnamese until his release Feb. 12, 1973. Baker’s aircraft was shot down during a mission over North Vietnam Aug. 23, 1967, and was held captive by the North Vietnamese until his release March 1973. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Johnny Saldivar)
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42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion

Retired Air Force Col. Mike Brazelton, former Vietnam War POW, and Maj. Joe Elam, 560th Flying Training Squadron evaluator pilot, display the Freedom Flight photo of the first POW Flight of Four during the 560th Flying Training Squadron Artifact Dedication ceremony and open house March 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The annual event, in conjunction with the 42nd Freedom Flyer Reunion and 18th Annual POW/MIA Symposium, honors all POWs held captive during the Vietnam War. The tradition began when members of the 560th Flying Training Squadron were given the task to retrain more than 150 POWs returning to flying status. Brazelton’s aircraft was shot down during a mission over North Vietnam Aug. 7, 1966, and was held captive by the North Vietnamese until his release March 4, 1973. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Johnny Saldivar)
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Gold Star Family

Miriam Hamilton and children (from left) Andru, Tyler and Elisabeth at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., March 17. On request from Hamilton, the widow of Silver Star recipient Capt. Nathan Nylander, Vance will soon install reserved parking signs to recognize Gold Star Families and Purple Heart recipients.(U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Commitment to Service

Airman Danica Gendron (right), 71st Comptroller Squadron, packages food at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, March 9, 2015. More than 100 servicemembers teamed up with the Oklahoma City Thunder and packed more than 20,000 pounds of food for Oklahomans in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Commitment to Service

Senior Airman Susana Twilley poses with Oklahoma City Thunder's Nick Collison at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, March 9, 2015. Team Vance partnered with area troops and Thunder basketball players for an NBA Cares and DOD volunteer outing. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Commitment to Service

Senior Airman Susana Twilley, 71st Operation Support Squadron, seals school program meals at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, in Oklahoma City, March 9, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Presidential visit

Air Force One departs Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, March 7, 2015. President Barack Obama and the first family flew into Maxwell on their way to the 50th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ at Selma, Alabama. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Culbert)
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Presidential visit

Col. Andrea Tullos, 42nd Air Base Wing commander, greets President Barack Obama and the first family as they depart Air Force One, March 7, 2015, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The president and his family flew into Maxwell before boarding Marine One for Selma, Alabama, where he gave a speech to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday,’ when civil rights demonstrators were attacked by policemen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Culbert)
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Presidential visit

President Barack Obama with his daughter Sasha waives to Airmen as they depart Marine One on the first family’s return from Selma, Alabama, March 7, 2015, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Obama delivered a speech and crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the 50th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday, 'which led to the March 21, 1965, successful march from Selma to Montgomery for equal voting rights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Culbert)
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Presidential visit

Marine One waits to depart Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, after carrying President Barack Obama and his family to Selma for the 50th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday,’ March 7, 2015. The president, along with more than 100 members of Congress, walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. rallied civil rights leaders 50 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Blankenship)
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Study time

A Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training program student finds a quiet place to study in the 3rd Flying Training Squadron heritage room at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Feb. 20, 2015. Students assigned to the 3rd FTS complete approximately 140 hours of academic training as part of the Phase III tanker-airlift track. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Trainee

A Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training student and his instructor return from their T-6A Texan II sortie here, Jan. 26. Since 1941, Vance has awarded almost 33,000 pilot wings to military aviators. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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