MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Hashim Haskins, an F-16 crew chief for the 14th Fighter Squadron here, guides Lt. Col. Kurt Neubauer to his parking spot after he completes 3,000 flying hours in the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Neubauer is one of only 58 pilots to accomplish this feat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James R. Hart Jr.)  Download Full Image

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airman 1st Class Josh Leuck, from the 3rd Transportation Squadron, strings lights in downtown Anchorage as part of the "City of Lights" project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Craig Clapper)  Download Full Image

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Airman 1st Class Charrish Steven, from the 86th Maintenance Squadron, meets Country music singer Clint Black backstage at the Citizen Patriot Tourt here, Oct. 22. (U.S. Air Force Photo Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Broussard)   Download Full Image

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Maj. John McCauley from the 559th Flying Training Squadron, helps strap Gen. John P. Jumper, Air Force chief of staff, into the cockpit of a T-6 here. Jumper took an orientation flight in the Air Force's newest trainer and later held a "troop talk" session in the base theater during his first visit to an Air Education and Training Command base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)  Download Full Image

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Tech. Sgt. Glenn Swaerengin, Staff Sgt. William Harford and Staff Sgt. Jason Harre all deployed to the 39th Maintenance Squadron munitions flight at Incirlik, upload a GBU-24 from a munitions assembly conveyor to a munitions trailer for transport to the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo)  Download Full Image

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Airman 1st Class Joe D’Antonio, who is deployed here from the 31st Maintenance Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, double checks fittings to ensure they are correct and secure, while installing a collar adapter that will hold a precision guidance system in support of Operation Northern Watch. (U.S. Air Force photo)  Download Full Image

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James G. Roche (right) and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper announce a new initiate to transform Headquarters Air Force into a more streamlined and effective organization on Dec. 18. The goal of the reorganization is to improve business processes and eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic duplication and oversight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)   Download Full Image

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETARY, Va. -- Mary Andrews, the mother of Master Sgt. Evander Earl Andrews, Operation Enduring Freedom's first reported American casualty, says goodbye to her son at his final resting place here Oct. 22. Andrews, a native of Solon, Maine, was assigned to the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho as a heavy equipment operator. He died Oct. 10, in a forklift accident while building an airstrip in Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, a peninsula in the Persian Gulf. Andrews is survived by his wife Judy, four children ranging in ages from 2 to 9 years old, a sister and his parents Mary and Obder Andrews. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)  Download Full Image

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- Airman 1st Class Ronnie Brickey, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal apprentice with the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron, operates the MK III RONS Robotics system. The MK III RONS Robotics system is an all-terrain, tracked vehicle with manipulator arm and TV cameras, that is deployed for remote investigation, handling, and disposal of explosive materials. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Tony R. Tolley)   Download Full Image

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- Senior Airman Nicole Kaehler, 48th Security Forces Squadron, and her K-9, Harras, search packages at the base post office for bombs or other dangerous articles following the terrorist attacks in the United States. Security has been tighter to help prevent another occurrence of the tragedies that struck New York and Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant William Greer)  Download Full Image

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Airman 1st Class Johnnie Chellberg, a fuel systems specialist with the 20th Component Repair Squadron, tests the aerial refueling receptacle of an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon. The receptacle is on the aircrafts' spine and allows the jet to air refuel to extend its mission length. Chellberg, along with many others, is preparing the base's jets for missions associated with Operational Readiness Exercise Sea Lion 02-01, held here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg L. Davis)  Download Full Image

FILE PHOTO -- Senior Airman Chris Harvey, 510th Crew Chief, gives Captain Scott "Fester" Fredrick, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, the traditional "Buzzard Claw sign" prior to his sortie on 11 Oct 2001. Fredrick will be flying a Surface Attack Tactics day sortie, (SAT-Day) which is designed to develop proficiency in day surface attack tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dave Ahlschwede)   Download Full Image

1990's -- OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (AFPN) -- Steven, an A-10 Thunderbolt II crew chief here, takes a break on a Gatling gun. He is from the Maryland Air National Guard deployed here to help fly the second leg of a 90-day A-10 commitment. (U.S. Air Force photo)  Download Full Image

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Staff Sgt. Merle Hudson, a combat arms instructor assigned to the 355th Security Forces Squadron here, performs range control duties as troops fire rounds on the small-arms range during qualification training for the 9mm pistol. They are receiving training in preparation for possible deployments supporting the U.S. military's response to recent terrorist attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Erickson)  Download Full Image

WASHINGTON -- "The whole nation is looking at us in uniform to do its business. Is there any higher calling than that?" U.S. Air Force chief of staff Gen. John P. Jumper asked of a group of Air Staff officers and enlisted members gathered in the Pentagon auditorium, Sept. 21, 2001. Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James G. Roche hosted the gathering using the event to introduce the new chief to the air staff. Jumper praised his predecessor Gen. Michael E. Ryan for the Air Force's high state of readiness, and he said to Dr. Roche, "I am proud to be a part of this team. We have before us today the greatest Air Force in the world." He added, "Down the road today's airmen are going to look back at this time with pride." (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)   Download Full Image