2012 Air National Guard Readiness Center Picnic

A member of the Air National Guard Readiness Center watches as his son play during a summer picnic in Mount Vernon, Virginia on June 15, 2012. Members of the Air National Guard Readiness Center along with friends and family were in attendance for this summer picnic. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa E. Chatham)

2012 Air National Guard Readiness Center Picnic

Members of the Air National Guard Readiness Center along with friends and family participate in a softball game during a summer picnic in Mount Vernon, Virginia on June 15, 2012. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa E. Chatham)

Illinois Air Guard spouse named top in Air Force

Susan P. Webb, right, and her husband, Air National Guard Master Sgt. Ken Webb, pose for a photograph at the 2009 Military Spouse of the Year awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., May 7, 2009. (DoD photo by Gerry J. Gilmore)

Pease Airmen provide a day to remember

Two-year-old Audrey Perron of Nottingham, N.H., sits on the shoulders of her grandfather, Tom Elam from Dallas, as they cheer for the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team during a performance for children with special needs Aug. 17 at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. The drill team's performance was part of the 2007 Wings of Hope Air Show at Pease in conjunction with Air Force Week New England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Nothing can be finer than to be in Carolina

Master Sgt. Mitchell Lefler hugs his daughter, Sarah, after arriving back home April 6 from supporting Operation Enduring Freedom to Charlotte, N.C. Sergeant Lefler is a C-130 Hercules maintenance technician assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing for the North Carolina Air National Guard, and is returning from a tour of duty in Afganistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)

Saying goodbye

Minnesota Air National Guardsman Capt. Matt Wiesner balances his 18-month-old son, Brant, during breakfast Jan. 5 in a maintenance bay at the 133rd Airlift Wing in St. Paul, Minn., before departing to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

Colorado Springs loves veterans

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Taylor Jones, age 6, watches as veterans, junior ROTC detachments and high school bands march down Tejon Street for the Colorado Springs Veterans Day Parade Nov. 11. Taylor's uncle, Airman 1st Class Chris Konchalski, is a member of the Wyoming Air National Guard currently at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for technical training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)