Air Force Week kicks off in Los Angeles

Golden Globe Winning Actor Rick Schroder speaks on his love of military aviation after providing opening comments for the proclamation ceremonies of Air Force Week-Los Angeles on Nov. 14 at Hollywood and Highland Plaza in Los Angeles. The ceremonies include performances by the Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team and Air Force Band of the Golden West with flyovers by several different Air Force aircraft and interactive expos. Air Force Week-Los Angeles continues until Nov. 21 and has events throughout the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Air Force Week kicks off in Los Angeles

Gen. C. Robert "Bob" Kehler accepts the proclamation for Air Force Week-Los Angeles on Nov. 14 at the Hollywood and Highland Plaza in Los Angeles. The proclamation was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and presented by Lisa Kalustian, chief deputy director of the office of the governor. The ceremonies include performances by the Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team and the Air Force Band of the Golden West with flyovers by several different Air Force aircraft and interactive expos. Air Force Week-Los Angeles continues until Nov. 21 and has events throughout the area. Gen. Kehler is the Air Force Space Command commander from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Air Force Week kicks off in Los Angeles

The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performs Nov. 14 at Hollywood and Highland Plaza in Los Angeles during the opening ceremonies for Air Force Week-Los Angeles. The drill team performance was one of many attractions at the event. Others included flyovers by several different Air Force aircraft, interactive expos and performances by the Air Force band. Air Force Week-Los Angeles is Nov. 14 to 21 and has events throughout the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Air Force Week kicks off in Los Angeles

Bus loads of local school children make their way to the balconies of the Hollywood and Highland Plaza on Nov. 14 in Los Angeles for the proclamation ceremonies for Air Force Week-Los Angeles. The ceremonies included performances by the Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team and Air Force Band of the Golden West with flyovers by several different Air Force aircraft and interactive expos. Air Force Week-Los Angeles is Nov. 14 to 21 and has events throughout the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Air Force Week showcases people, missions

The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performs Nov. 14 at Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles for the opening ceremonies for Air Force Week-Los Angeles. The drill team performance was one of many attractions at the event. Others included flyovers by several different Air Force aircraft, interactive expos and performances by the Air Force band. Air Force Week-Los Angeles is Nov. 14 to 21 and has events throughout the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tim Chacon)

Media, celebrities receive bird's eye view of AF mission

Leyna Nguyen, a news anchor and reporter for Los Angeles television stations KCAL and KCBS, interviews Senior Airman Terry Mossbarger during a flight aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker Nov. 12 from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., The media flight was part of Air Force Week-Los Angeles. Airman Mossbarger is a boom operator from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Rick Sforza)