Irish Twins

Siblings Senior Airman Joseph McGarrity and Airman 1st Class Brittney McGarrity engage in conversation while deployed together in Southwest Asia Aug. 10, 2012. The McGarrity’s haven’t seen each other in almost a year and a half when Brittney left for basic military training last spring. Both native to Philadelphia, Pa., Joseph is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron while Brittney is assigned to 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)

Forging lasting art

Staff Sgt. Grant Dupill, a medical technician in the 47th Medical Group, is designing his next project in his home. In this picture, he built the table, box on the table, light fixture and painting in the corner. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joel Langton)

Forging lasting art

Staff Sgt. Grant Dupill, a medical technician in the 47th Medical Group, poses in his sculpture garden behind his home in Del Rio. He taught himself how to weld, so he could begin creating art, a life-long dream. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joel Langton)

A-1- refueled

An A-10 Thunderbolt II is refueled over Afghanistan during overseas contingency operations, August 2, 2012. The 22d Expeditionary Air Refueling Sq. (EARS) conducts missions out of Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, and plays an integral role in keeping air assets refueled in support of U.S. and coalition ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)

Rapping for Jesus

Staff Sgt. Christopher Watts, performs his music during a concert. Watts is a aircrew flight equipment technician with the 325th Operations Support Squadron. (Courtesy photo)

Airman sends life across the ocean

Paul J. Firman provides a peripheral blood stem cell donation in Washington, D.C. The donation went to an anonymous patient in Italy as part of the Department of Defense Marrow Donor Program. Firman is a retired senior master sergeant who works at the Air Force Negotiation Center of Excellence. (Courtesy photo)