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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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Dental assistant

Airman 1st Class Emily Miller, 14th Medical Operations Squadron Dental Assistant, applies fluoride varnish to a patient’s teeth at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, March 20, 2015. The dental flight takes care of general dentistry, oral surgery, preventative dentistry and several dental lab cases for active-duty personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaleb Snay)
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ALS

Tech. Sgt. Jamie Kienholz, non-commissioned officer in charge at Joint Base San Antonio Airman Leadership School, watches Airmen from ALS Class 15-3 work through an Introduction to Negotiation scenario at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 19, 2015. Kienholz has served as NCOIC for the past year and says the change to the developmental special duty process has brought sharp and motivated NCOs to the schoolhouse. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Strang)
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ALS

Tech. Sgt. Jamie Kienholz, non-commissioned officer in charge at Joint Base San Antonio Airman Leadership School, talks to Airmen from ALS Class 15-3 during the Introduction to Negotiation lecture at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 19, 2015. Kienholz has served as NCOIC for the past year and says the change to the developmental special duty process has brought sharp and motivated NCOs to the schoolhouse. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Strang)
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ALS

Tech. Sgt. Jamie Kienholz, non-commissioned officer in charge at Joint Base San Antonio Airman Leadership School, instructs Airmen from ALS Class 15-3 during the Introduction to Negotiation lecture at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 19, 2015. Kienholz has served as NCOIC for the past year and says the change to the developmental special duty process has brought sharp and motivated NCOs to the schoolhouse. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Strang)
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ALS

Tech. Sgt. Jamie Kienholz, non-commissioned officer in charge at Joint Base San Antonio Airman Leadership School, instructs Airmen from ALS Class 15-3 during the Introduction to Negotiation lecture at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 19, 2015. Kienholz has served as NCOIC for the past year and says the change to the developmental special duty process has brought sharp and motivated NCOs to the schoolhouse. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Strang)
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Physical Standards Study

Special Tactics Airmen participate in various physical challenges designed to assess the physical demands associated with Battlefield Airman AFSCs, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The Airmen are participating in the physical fitness study in support of the Women in Service Review.
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Gen Pleus F-35 Flight

Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, greets the ground crew that will launch him during his first F-35 sortie flight at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, March 18, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Devante Williams)
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Gen Pleus F-35 Flight

Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, steps to his first F-35 sortie flight at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, March 18, 2015. Pleus will now be the first commander to switch to the F-35 on Luke AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Devante Williams)
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Gen Pleus F-35 Flight

Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, suits up for his first F-35 sortie flight at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, March 18, 2015. Pleus has been flying the F-16 for 22 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Devante Williams)
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After-flight check

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jonathan Patterson, Combat Avionics Aircrew, performs after-flight checks on a CH-53 Marine Helicopter at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, March 18, 2015. The helicopter is from Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Daniel Lile)
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Flight physiology

Capt. Amanda Burnette, 97th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace and operations physiologist, demonstrates the spinning motion of the Barany chair to U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Gates, 58th Airlift Squadron operations flight chief, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 18, 2015. The Barany chair is specifically designed to help with spatial disorientation and air sickness management. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class J. Zuriel Lee)
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SFS Exercise

Defenders detain a suspect after wrestling him to the ground during an exercise at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, March 13, 2015. The security forces personnel are trained to hold down and detain suspects who don’t stop fighting back. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Daniel Lile)
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RAAF pilot paves future with first F-35 flight

Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson, F-35 Lightning II student pilot, climbs into an F-35A before his first flight on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18, 2015. Jackson arrived in the United States in December 2014 and started his training at the F-35 Academic Training Center on Jan. 26, Australia Day. Since then, Jackson has completed 154 classroom hours and 64 hours throughout 16 flight simulations, before stepping to his first aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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