Liftoff marks the 50th Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle mission

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., June 20, 2012, with a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. This is the 61st launch for ULA and marks the 50th successful launch of an Atlas V and Delta IV Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle. (United Launch Alliance photo/Pat Corkery)

Heads-up to a young pilot

1st Lt. David Bishop explains the heads-up display of a C-17 Globemaster to Kiron Khashnobish, 12, at "Become a Pilot Day" near Chantilly, Va., June 16, 2012. Become a Pilot Day is an annual event at the National Air and Space Museum, intended to introduce children to careers in aviation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alexander W. Riedel)

Everything under control

1st Lt. David Bishop, a pilot with the 305th Air Mobility Wing, answers questions about the controls of a C-17 Globemaster to Nicholas Kendall, 10, at "Become a Pilot Day" near Chantilly, Va., June 16, 2012. Become a Pilot Day is an annual event at the National Air and Space Museum, intended to introduce children to careers in aviation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alexander W. Riedel)

Small steps for a small pilot

A father guides his son back into the flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster, near Chantilly, Va., June 16, 2012. Become a Pilot Day is an annual event held at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alexander W. Riedel)

Michigan ANG lands in Estonia

Airmen from the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing disembark from a C-17 Globemaster III at Amari Air Base, Estonia, June 8, 2012. The C-17 was delivering cargo and Air Force personnel to Estonia to participate in Saber Strike 2012, a multi-national exercise based in Estonia and Latvia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Heaton)

Michigan A-10s land in Estonia

Staff Sgt. Cecil Manning guides an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft moments after it landed at Amari Air Base, Estonia, June 8, 2012. The aircraft, flown by the Michigan Air National Guard’s 107th Fighter Squadron, Airmen were in Estonia to participate in Saber Strike 2012, a multi-national exercise based in Estonia and Latvia. Manning is a crew chief with the 127th Maintenance Group with the Michigan Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Heaton)