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  • Staff Sgt. Wally Brannen and Senior Airman Tamara Wilson reach the finish of an inflatable obstacle course set up for old and young to enjoy during the 931st Air Refueling Group Family Day Picnic on Sept. 14. Both Airmen are assigned to the 931st Aerospace Medicine Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Connor Burkhard)

    Photo Finish

  • Senior Master Sgt. Sheila Croninger asks her 1-year-old daughter, Josie, to redeem the rubber duck she picked for a prize with Staff Sgt. Michael Sloan at the 931st Air Refueling Group Family Day Picnic on Sept. 14. Sergeant Sloan was one of the many Airmen who volunteered to help make the picnic enjoyable for children. He and Sergeant Croninger are assigned to the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Connor Burkhard)

    Volunteer Engineer

  • One-year old Jonathan Wilson (center) and 2-year old Ava Ringer (on right) enjoy a pool of shredded paper during the 931st Air Refueling Group Family Day Picnic in September. Jonathan is the son of Tech. Sgt. Schavonne Wilson, 931st Headquarters Staff, and Ava is the daughter of Staff Sgt. Moni Ringer, 931st Military Support Flight. Watching on the left is Brooklyn Stauf, 1-year-old daughter of Airman 1st Class Amanda Stauf, 931st Aerospace Medicine Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Connor Burkhard)

    Paper Pool

  • With 8-month old Shelby in one hand, Kari Cropper uses her other hand to hammer a nail for her 3-year-old daughter, Kelsey, during the 931st Air Refueling Group's 2008 Family Day Picnic. Trusting Kari's aim is her husband, Tech. Sgt. Edward Cropper from the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Building materials for children's projects at the picnic were donated by Home Depot. The company's donation has become a tradition at 931st picnics. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Connor Burkhard)

    Helping Hands

  • Chaplain (1st Lt.) Keith Saare talks with his new assistant, Staff Sgt. Vanessa Thomson, during the September Unit Training Assembly. Chaplain Saare joined the 931st Air Refueling Group after five years as a trumpet player for the U.S. Army. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Connor Burkhard)

    New job, new colors for new chaplain

    After five years of playing trumpet for the 62nd Army Band, Keith Saare decided it was time for a change. So he traded in his trumpet for a Bible and asked to go from Army green to Air Force blue. "The Air Force has a reputation all across the different services as being the most professional and treating families the best," Chaplain (1st Lt.)
  • Three new Airmen joined the 931st Air Refueling Group family during the October Unit Training Assembly: (from left to right) Senior Airman Danielle Crone, Tech. Sgt. Bryan Pryor and Chaplain (1st Lt.) Keith Saare.

    Newcomers welcomed during September UTA

    The following Airmen joined the 931st Air Refueling Group during the September Unit Training Assembly: Chaplain (1st Lt.) Keith SaareHeadquarters StaffTech. Sgt. Bryan Pryor931st Aerospace Medicine FlightSenior Airman Danielle Crone931st Aerospace Medicine Flight
  • Staff Sgt. Irene Noriega assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., participates in a zero-impact, fat burning, full body cardiovascular workout spin class March 9 at the McChord fitness center annex. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

    Family-Support Program Expands; DoD, YMCA Strengthen Partnership

    In two Defense Department-led initiatives today, a military-family support program launched its nationwide expansion, and the Armed Services YMCA introduced a new offering to families whose loved one is deployed. The Joint Family Support Assistance Program -- which helps families with financial and material support, coordinates counseling, and
  • In a joint Letter to Airmen, Acting Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz present the 61st Air Force birthday message. (U.S. Air Force illustration/J. Luke Borland)

    Donley, Schwartz send birthday message

    In a joint Letter to Airmen, the acting secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force chief of staff present the 61st Air Force birthday message for all Airmen. "On Sept. 18, 1947, our nation established the United States Air Force, signifying the commitment of the American people to leverage the most precise and reliable technology available for
  • An MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aircraft System idles at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, after returning from a mission in September, 2008. The Air Force is taking a new approach for developing pilots to sustain the fast-growing need for UAS capabilities. The MQ-1's primary mission is interdiction and conducting armed reconnaissance against critical, perishable targets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Scott Gaitley)

    Air Force develops plan for filling unmanned aircraft system positions

    The Air Force is taking a two-pronged approach to address the increasing need for pilots of unmanned aircraft systems in Afghanistan and Iraq, an Air Force official said recently. The first approach will use a small percentage of Undergraduate Pilot Training graduates for the short term. The second will examine the potential for a distinct career
  • A type of contrail usually seen at higher altitudes forms soon after a KC-135 Stratotanker flown by an 18th Air Refueling Squadron crew takes off from McConnell Air Force Base on Sept. 13. A contrail (short for condensation trail) can form at low altitudes when air hits a moving wing surface in very humid conditions. Consecutive days of rain that ended on Sept. 13 made 2008 the second-wettest year on record for the area around McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

    Uncommon Contrails

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