2012 Air Force Week NYC

United States Air Force officials, local residents and tourists wait for the movie, Red Tails, to play at Pier 86 during 2012 Air Force Week in New York City, on August 20, 2012. The movie represented Tuskegee Airman missions in World War II. More than five Tuskegee Airman were present for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

2012 Air Force Week NYC

United States Air Force band, The Blue Aces, sing for the attendees at the Brooklyn War Memorial in Brooklyn, N.Y., on August 20, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

2012 Air Force Week NYC

Senior Master Sergeant Wayne Hanna looks at the photos of the missing and dead men, women and children from the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center Building on September 11, 2001, at the 9/11 Museum on August 20, 2012 in New York City. Hanna is from 76th Air Refueling Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

2012 Air Force Week NYC

Staff Sergeant Tim Piefer looks at the photos of the missing and dead men, women and children from the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center Building on September 11, 2001, at the 9/11 Museum on August 20, 2012 in New York City. Piefer is from 87th Air Base Wing JA at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

2012 Air Force Week NYC

The commissioner of the New York City mayor's Office of Veteran Affairs, Terrance R. Holliday, center, delivers the proclamation stating that the week of August 19-22 is officially Air Force Week in New York City on Aug. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

2012 Air Force Week NYC

A member of the Air Force Drill Team walks through twirling rifles during a performance at Air Force Week 2012 in New York City on Aug. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

Opening ceremony

Gen. Edward A. Rice, alongside Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, walk out for the opening ceremony of Air Force Week 2012 in New York City on Aug. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)

Opening ceremony

New York City Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano addresses the crowd during the opening ceremony of Air Force Week 2012 in New York City on Aug. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)

Yankees game

Gen. Edward A. Rice, center, alongside Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, prepare to walk out for the opening ceremony of Air Force Week 2012 in New York City on Aug. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)

Yankees game

Gen. Edward A. Rice throws out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium before the Yankees vs. Red Socks game during Air Force Week 2012 in New York City on Aug. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)

Small kestral captures school's attention

Cadet 3rd Class Danielle Cortez and "Buzz," a kestrel falcon had the attention of the students and faculty of Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School Oct. 28, 2010, in Melbourne, Fla. "Buzz" is named after the "Toy Story" character Buzz Lightyear. Cadet Cortez and "Buzz," from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, and personnel from nearby Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., educated and informed the audience about the art and history of falconry, and the educational and career opportunities at the U.S. Air Force Academy and in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Small kestral captures school's attention

Cadet 3rd Class Danielle Cortez and "Buzz," a kestrel falcon had the attention of the students and faculty of Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School in Melbourne, Fla., on Oct. 28, 2010. "Buzz" is named after the "Toy Story" character Buzz Lightyear. Cadet Cortez and "Buzz," from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., and personnel from nearby Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., educated and informed the audience about the art and history of falconry, and the educational and career opportunities at the U.S. Air Force Academy and in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Small kestral captures school's attention

Students were able to individually meet Cadet 3rd Class Danielle Cortez and "Buzz," a kestrel falcon who had the attention of the students and faculty of Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School Oct. 28, 2010, in Melbourne, Fla. "Buzz" is named after the "Toy Story" character Buzz Lightyear. Cadet Cortez and "Buzz," from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., and personnel from nearby Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., educated and informed the audience about the art and history of falconry, and the educational and career opportunities at the U.S. Air Force Academy and in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Small kestral captures school's attention

Students were able to individually meet Cadet 3rd Class Danielle Cortez and "Buzz," a kestrel falcon who had the attention of the students and faculty of Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School in Melbourne, Fla. on Oct. 28, 2010. "Buzz" is named after the "Toy Story" character Buzz Lightyear. Cadet Cortez and "Buzz," from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., and personnel from nearby Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., educated and informed the audience about the art and history of falconry, and the educational and career opportunities at the U.S. Air Force Academy and in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Air Force Week Cocoa Beach Launch

Undersecretary of the Air Force Erin C. Conaton answers questions Oct. 26, 2010, during an interview with Defense Media Activity reporters in Cocoa Beach, Fla. She was there to officiate the Proclamation Ceremony that formally launched Air Force Week Cocoa Beach. The Air Force Week runs through Oct. 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Air Force Week Cocoa Beach Launch

Air Force Academy Cadet Alexander Choi delivers the official proclamation certificate to Florida Lt. Governor Jeffrey Kottkamp to begin the Air Force Week Cocoa Beach proclamation ceremony Oct. 26, 2010. Cadet Choi, a member of the Academy’s Wings of Blue parachute team jumped from a C-130 Hercules and landed on the Cocoa Beach, Fla., waterfront to deliver the certificate. The proclamation ceremony was officiated by Mr. Kottkamp and Undersecretary of the Air Force Erin C. Conaton. Air Force Week Cocoa Beach runs through Oct. 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Air Force Week Now Showing in Times Square

The Air Force Monster Truck Afterburner and the A-10 Monster Truck are heads and shoulders above the thousands of national and international visitors in Times Square who saw several Air Force awareness displays Aug. 26, 2010, for Air Force Week New York City. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Air Force Week Now Showing in Times Square

Trinity Guterriez (left to right), Teia Torres and Maya Wright pose for a photo with Staff Sgt. Joseph Tapang in front of a display F-16 Fighting Falcon in Times Square during Air Force Week New York City Aug. 26, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Air Force Week Now Showing in Times Square

Antonio Tedeschi takes a computer-based survey in the Stealth Tour during Air Force Week New York City Aug. 26, 2010 at Times Square. After completion, he will be offered a chance to operate the interactive consoles in a nearby trailer where he can test his skills associated with combat controllers, explosive ordnance disposal teams or Air Force tactical air-control party careers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Air Force Week Now Showing in Times Square

Visitors at the Stealth Tour try their skills associated with combat controllers, explosive ordnance disposal teams or tactical air control party careers during an Air Force Week New York City exhibit in Times Square Aug. 26, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Air Force Week Now Showing in Times Square

Marcus Rice lifts his son Devan into the Air Force Monster Truck Afterburner for a close look at the driver's compartment Aug. 26, 2010, during Air Force Week New York City in Times Square. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Opening ceremony for Air Force Week

The Thunderbirds, the Air Force aerial demonstration team, flies over the USS Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum during the Air Force Week New York City proclamation ceremony Aug. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Air Force Week New York

Staff Sgt. Kathleen C. Pena passes out stickers and information for Air Force Week New York to passersby Aug. 26, 2010, in New York's Times Square. Air Force Week brings Airmen to New York neighborhoods to honor hometown heroes, tell their stories, and to thank New Yorkers for their support of Airmen around the world. Sergeant Pena is a recruiter stationed at the Times Square Armed Forces Recruiting Station in the heart of the city. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Air Force Week New York

Newly sworn-in recruits are acknowledged by the public for their commitment to serve in the Air Force during Air Force Week New York Aug. 26, 2010, in New York's Times Square. The week serves as the premier platform to share the Air Force story with fellow citizens, and will include community visits and talks by Air Force officials, flight demonstrations, and displays providing an up close and personal look at the men and women of the Air Force serving worldwide in defense of freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)