Arctic first

Then-Maj. Maynard E. White, commander of the 46th Reconnaissance Squadron, and Lt. "Whit" Williams, crew navigator, at the radar scope at the precise moment their aircraft flew over the North Pole on Oct. 16, 1946. (Photo courtesy of Ken White)

Arctic first

(U.S. Air Force graphic/Sylvia Saab)

Pulling oil on the flightline

Senior Airman Kimara Duncan pulls an oil cart across the flightline during routine maintenance on an F-22 Raptor at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Sept. 25, 2012. As a young Airman just starting technical training, Duncan, a 94th Aircraft Maintenance Unit tactile aircraft maintainer, was excited to learn she would be trained to work on the most technologically advanced fighter jet in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Racheal Watson)

Air Force softball

Master Sgt. Tony Patrick warms up prior to an Air Force men's softball game. (Courtesy photo)

Through Airmen's Eyes: Pacific Unity

Second Lieutenant Sarah Bergstein was recently a part of Pacific Unity 12-6 in the Phillipines. From Aug. 20 to Sept. 20, members of the 647th Civil Engineer Squadron, out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, partnered with members of the 355th Aviation Engineering Wing from Basa, Philippines, members of the Philippine Army Security Forces and local contractors to renovate seven classrooms and build one schoolhouse from the ground up. (Courtesy photo)

Bringing them home

U.S. Marines board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during a redeployment mission at Camp Bastion Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2012. The U.S. military is drawing down forces in Afghanistan and redeploying combat forces while transitioning security control to the Afghan National Security Forces. The ANSF and U.S. forces have worked closely and effectively to transition control of security in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)