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General Patrick takes command of 502nd

General Stephen R. Lorenz, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and Brig. Gen. Leonard A. “Len” Patrick, 502nd Air Base Wing commander, salute the flag during a ceremony to activate the wing. The 502nd ABW functions as installation management for Joint Base San Antonio, which includes Randolph and Lackland Air Force Bases and Fort Sam Houston. (Air Force Photo by Joel Martinez)

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General Rand

Gen. Robin Rand, Commander of Air Education Training Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Gerardo Tapia, AETC Command Chief, host a question-and-answer session with all Columbus Air Force Base chiefs and first sergeants in the Base Chapel Annex Jan. 23, 2015. Rand and Tapia imparted the wisdom of their position and experience to help answer questions Columbus AFB leadership struggle with. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman John Day)

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German general visit

Tech. Sgt. Ian Mirkes shows German Air Force Brig. Gen. Gerd Bischof the components of an M-4 rifle during the general's tour of the 342nd Training Squadron's Combat Arms Training and Maintenance operations Oct. 12 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (Photo by Rich McFadden)

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Getting ready

Annette Slaydon adjusts her husband's uniform prior to renewing their marriage vows Saturday, April 12, at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Staff Sgt. Matthew Slaydon was critically wounded by a terrorist bomb in Iraq in October -- losing his sight, one arm, and suffering multiple facial lacerations and fractures. In addition to Mrs. Slaydon's support to her husband, the Air Force has helped the couple in many ways since Sergeant Slaydon was wounded. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hannen)

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Global Hawk crew chiefs

Airmen with the 372nd Training Squadron Detachment 21 receive guidance from Tech. Sgt. Randy Thornsberry Jr., 372nd TRS Detachment 21 maintenance instructor, during a maintenance inspection of an RQ-4 Global Hawk Jan. 20, 2015, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The Airmen are the first students to attend the RQ-4 remotely piloted aircraft maintenance course taught at Beale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bobby Cummings)

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Global Hawk crew chiefs

Tech. Sgt. Maureen Madamba (right), 372nd Training Squadron Detachment 21 maintenance instructor, instructs Airman Basic Lain Baker, 372nd TRS Detachment 21 student, how to properly inspect interior components of a RQ-4 Global Hawk Jan. 20, 2015, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Madamba is tasked with teaching the first class of the RQ-4 remotely piloted aircraft maintenance course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bobby Cummings)

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Global Hawk crew chiefs

Tech. Sgt. Randy Thornsberry Jr. (Center), 372nd Training Squadron Detachment 21, maintenance instructor, instructs his students during a maintenance inspection of an RQ-4 Global Hawk Jan. 20, 2015, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Thornsberry is tasked with teaching the first class of the RQ-4 remotely piloted aircraft maintenance course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bobby Cummings)

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Global Hawk crew chiefs

Airmen with the 372nd Training Squadron Detachment 21, inspect the landing gear of a RQ-4 Global Hawk Jan. 20, 2015, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The Airmen are the first students to attend the RQ-4 remotely piloted aircraft maintenance course taught at Beale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bobby Cummings)

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Global Hawk crew chiefs

Tech. Sgt. Maureen Madamba (right), 372nd Training Squadron Detachment 21 maintenance instructor, inspects the interior of a RQ-4 Global Hawk with Airman Murray Hemstreet , 372nd TRS Detachment 21, student, Jan. 20, 2015, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Hemstreet is one of the first students to attend the RQ-4 remotely piloted aircraft maintenance course taught at Beale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bobby Cummings)

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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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Governor Abbott

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott delivers a speech to the graduating class of Airmen at the Basic Military Training parade June 5, 2015 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Gov. Abbott was a distinguished visitor at the BMT parade, and addressed the graduating Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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Hanging around

Students of the 364th Training Squadron's electrical systems course, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, practice climbing power poles as part of a familiarization and trust exercise with the safety equipment Feb. 3, 2015. They spent an extended period suspended to simulate a lengthy installation or repair as part of the training. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Danny Webb)

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Happy Day!

Staff Sgt. Matthew Slaydon and his wife, Annette, pause outside the Randolph Air Force Base chapel at their wedding vow renewal ceremony Saturday, April 12. Sergeant Slaydon was critically wounded by a terrorist bomb in Iraq in October. His wife and a host of Air Force members at Randolph and his home station of Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., have helped Sergeant Slaydon focus on recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hannen)

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Helpful hand

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AETCNS) -- Keesler NCO Academy classmates Tech. Sgts. Steven Baldinger, left, and Tammy Down prepare a wire shelf for a closet at a Biloxi home July 14. The class adopted the Hurricane Katrina-damaged home as a community service project. Sergeant Baldinger is from the 26th Operational Weather Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., and Sergeant Down is assigned to the 81st Medical Support Squadron at Keesler. (Photo by Kemberly Groue)

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'His story' - family discovers image of long-lost father

This painting of Capt. George Van Hersett, a B-17 Navigator killed in a 1955 crash in present-day Taiwan, provided the captain's family members an opportunity to revisit history when they viewed the art on display at Randolph AFB, Texas, March 31. (Courtesy photo)

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Hohn takes command at Altus Air Force Base

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force commander, presents the 97th Air Mobility Wing guidon to U.S. Air Force Col. Todd Hohn, 97th AMW commander, during the 97th AMW Change of Command Ceremony at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 26, 2015. Hohn assumed command as the new wing commander where he will lead the Airmen of the base in supporting the mission of forging combat mobility forces and deploying Airmen warriors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Franklin R. Ramos)

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Hohn takes command at Altus Air Force Base

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force commander, presents the 97th Air Mobility Wing guidon to U.S. Air Force Col. Todd Hohn, 97th AMW commander, during the 97th AMW Change of Command Ceremony at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 26, 2015. Hohn assumed command as the new wing commander where he will lead the Airmen of the base in supporting the mission of forging combat mobility forces and deploying Airmen warriors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Franklin R. Ramos)

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House Hunters

House Hunters cameraman Spencer Cooper collects footage of the Day family, Diane, Sarah Jo, Jacob, and Senior Master Sgt. Greg Day in front of their temporary living facility at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. The House Hunters’ profile of the Days is scheduled to air this fall on Home and Garden Television. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott Moorman)

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House Hunters

A Pie Town productions crew films Senior Master Sgt. Greg Day and wife, Diane, as they search the internet for homes for sale in the area at the Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., library. The filming is for Home and Garden Television series House Hunters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott Moorman)

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Humanitarian service

Mrs. Kim Milhoan plays with children in the first AIDS orphanage. The Milhoans funded both facilities with charitable donations through non-profit organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Col. Kirk Milhoan)

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