Lt. Col. Tim Rapp makes a few opening remarks for the start of Pacific Airlift Rally 2011 Aug. 22, 2011, at Ratmalana Airport, Colombo, Sri Lanka. PAR is a Pacific Air Force sponsored, biennial multilateral tactical military airlift symposium. Airmen from the Royal Australian Air Force, Sri Lankan Air Force, Royal Malaysian Air Force and U.S. Air Force are participating in the one-week exercise. Rapp is the commander of the 36th Expeditionary Squadron. (Department of Defense photo/Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young)