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Expeditionary wing remembers America’s POW/MIAs

Grand Slam honor guardsmen carry the U.S. League of Families prisoner of war and missing in action flag before raising it over a memorial at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 20, 2013. The league’s flag has been flown over the White House on National POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1982 as a symbol of commitment to those who are still prisoners of war and missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bahja J. Jones)
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Expeditionary wing remembers America’s POW/MIAs

Service members gather for a prisoner of war and missing in action remembrance ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 20, 2013. Every year on the third Friday in September, military installations and ships, schools and churches throughout the nation pay tribute to honor the commitment and sacrifices of prisoners of war as well as those who are still missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bahja J. Jones)
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Expeditionary wing remembers America’s POW/MIAs

Senior Chief Petty Officer Laura Johnston provides closing remarks at a prisoner of war and missing in action remembrance ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 20, 2013. Johnston is the Combined Air and Space Operations Center Naval and Amphibious Liaison Element leading senior chief petty officer deployed from Fort George G. Meade, Md., and hails from Oklahoma City, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bahja J. Jones)
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Expeditionary wing remembers America’s POW/MIAs

Service members representing the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force prepare place setting at a table during a prisoner of war and missing in action remembrance ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 20, 2013. Each part of the place setting (a rose, a pinch of salt, an overturned glass and a slice of lemon) has a special meaning, and the table is reserved to honor missing comrades in arms. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bahja J. Jones)
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Expeditionary wing remembers America’s POW/MIAs

Senior Airman Vanessa Dominguez raises the U.S. League of Families prisoner of war and missing in action flag during a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 20, 2013. Dominguez is a 379th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron base honor guardsman deployed from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., and an El Centro, Calif., native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bahja J. Jones)
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Expeditionary wing remembers America’s POW/MIAs

Service members representing the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force participate in a prisoners of war and missing in action remembrance ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 20, 2013. Every year on the third Friday in September, military installations and ships, schools and churches throughout the nation pay tribute to honor the commitment and sacrifices of prisoners of war as well as those who are still missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bahja J. Jones)
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Expeditionary wing remembers America’s POW/MIAs

Members of the base honor guard fold the American flag during a prisoners of war and missing in action remembrance ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2013. In the United States, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September and honors those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. The day was established by an Act of Congress and is one of six days the POW/MIA flag can be flown. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Expeditionary wing remembers America’s POW/MIAs

Members of the base honor guard fold the American flag as U.S. military, coalition and mission partners observe during a prisoners of war and missing in action remembrance ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2013. In the United States, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September and honors those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. The day was established by an Act of Congress and is one of six days the POW/MIA flag can be flown. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Expeditionary wing remembers America’s POW/MIAs

Staff Sgts. Vanessa Dominguez and Ernest McGachey secure the prisoners of war and missing in action flag during a remembrance ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2013. In the United States, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September and honors those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. Dominguez is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, deployed from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., and hails from El Centro, Calif. McGachey is assigned to the 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron and deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Expeditionary wing remembers America’s POW/MIAs

Deployed U.S. service members, coalition and mission partners gather for a prisoners of war and missing in action remembrance ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2013. In the United States, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September and honors those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. The day was established by an Act of Congress and is one of six days the POW/MIA flag can be flown. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Expeditionary wing remembers America’s POW/MIAs

Senior Chief Petty Officer Laura Johnston addresses those in attendance at the base’s prisoners of war and missing in action 24-hour vigil run closing ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2013. The run began Sept. 20 and culminated with a closing ceremony and traditional flag folding by the base honor guard in reverence to those still missing. Johnston is the Combined Air and Space Operations Center Naval and Amphibious Liaison Element leading senior chief petty officer deployed from Fort George G. Meade, Md., and hails from Oklahoma City, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Expeditionary wing remembers America’s POW/MIAs

Service members from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force complete the 24-hour prisoners of war and missing in action vigil run as U.S. military, coalition and mission partners render salutes at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2013. The run began Sept. 20 and culminated with a closing ceremony and traditional flag folding by the base honor guard in reverence to those still missing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Expeditionary wing remembers America’s POW/MIAs

Service members deployed to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing participate in the 24-hour prisoners of war and missing in action vigil run at the 379th AEW in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2013. The run began Sept. 20 and culminated with a closing ceremony and traditional flag folding by the base honor guard in reverence to those still missing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Deployed U.K. forces pay tribute to “The Few”

Flight Lt. Claire Wells addresses those in attendance during the Battle of Britain Day parade ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 20, 2013. Winston Churchill summed up the effect of the battle and the contribution of Fighter Command with the words, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” Pilots who fought in the battle have been known as ‘The Few’ ever since. Wells is an 83 Expeditionary Air Group detachment administration officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Deployed U.K. forces pay tribute to “The Few”

Royal Air Force service members respectfully stand at attention as Capt. Haley Armstrong plays “Last Post” and “Reveille” on her trumpet during the Battle of Britain Day parade ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 20, 2013. The RAF holds this day special as it was the day the Luftwaffe embarked on their largest bombing attack yet, forcing the engagement of the entire RAF Fighter Command in defense of London and the South East, which resulted in a decisive victory in favor of Britain and marked a turning point in the war. Armstrong is the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band officer in charge deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan, and hails from Sonora, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Deployed U.K. forces pay tribute to “The Few”

Group Capt. Domonic Stamp salutes his troops during the Battle of Britain Day parade ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 20, 2013. The RAF holds this day special as it was the day the Luftwaffe embarked on their largest bombing attack yet, forcing the engagement of the entire RAF Fighter Command in defense of London and the South East, which resulted in a decisive victory in favor of Britain and marked a turning point in the war. Stamp is the 83 Expeditionary Air Group’s deputy air component commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Deployed U.K. forces pay tribute to “The Few”

Royal Air Force service members respectfully stand at attention as Capt. Haley Armstrong plays “Last Post” and “Reveille” on her trumpet during the Battle of Britain Day parade ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 20, 2013. The RAF holds this day special as it was the day the Luftwaffe embarked on their largest bombing attack yet, forcing the engagement of the entire RAF Fighter Command in defense of London and the South East, which resulted in a decisive victory in favor of Britain and marked a turning point in the war. Armstrong is the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band officer in charge deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan, and hails from Sonora, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Deployed U.K. forces pay tribute to “The Few”

Royal Air Force service members bow their heads as Reverend (Sqdn. Leader) Andrew Wakeham-Dawson leads the group in prayer during the Battle of Britain Day parade ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 20, 2013. The RAF holds this day special as it was the day the Luftwaffe embarked on their largest bombing attack yet, forcing the engagement of the entire RAF Fighter Command in defense of London and the South East, which resulted in a decisive victory in favor of Britain and marked a turning point in the war. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Grand Slam Wing celebrates Air Force's birthday

Senior Airman Stephan Hall and Staff Sgt. Ephraim Colburn complete their dance routine as part of the "You Got Served" dance competition at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 18, 2013. The event pinned the wing's most talented dancers in a cut-throat show of skills and determination with Colburn and Hall winning the crown in the end. Hall is a 379th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron services journeyman deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and a Dayton, Ohio, native. Colburn is a 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron issue 10 supervisor deployed from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, U.K., and hails from Philadelphia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Grand Slam Wing celebrates Air Force's birthday

Service members break it down following the "You Got Served" dance competition at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 18, 2013. The event pinned the wing's most talented dancers in a cut-throat show of skills and determination. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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