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U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, together with British paratroopers, march in formation June 1, 2012 through Picauville, France as part of ceremonial events commemorating the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. The U.S. military members, led by Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris Jr., laid a wreath in honor of fallen aircrews and paratroopers who perished during the invasion of France. Later, U.S. and British forces dined with members of the Picauville community where they honored the village for their continued remembrance of the Allied invasion forces. Farris is the 22nd Air Force commander, an Air Force Reserve organization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)


AF Reservists, Army, British soldiers honor French village for D-Day support

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, together with British paratroopers, march in formation June 1, 2012 through Picauville, France as part of ceremonial events commemorating the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. The U.S. military members, led by Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris Jr., laid a wreath in honor of fallen aircrews and paratroopers who perished during the invasion of France. Later, U.S. and British forces dined with members of the Picauville community where they honored the village for their continued remembrance of the Allied invasion forces. Farris is the 22nd Air Force commander, an Air Force Reserve organization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Air Force ROTC Detachment 105 cadets from the University of Colorado Boulder pose for a photo near a C-130 Hercules during a tour at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 5, 2017. The cadets also had the opportunity to fly aboard a local C-130 training mission with the Air Force Reserve as part of their visit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Frank Casciotta)
Courtney Silver, an Air Force ROTC cadet from the University of Colorado Boulder, looks out the window of a C-130 Hercules during an orientation flight at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 5, 2017. The cadets had the opportunity to fly aboard a local C-130 training mission with the Air Force Reserve.. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Frank Casciotta)
Col. James DeVere, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, presents Col. Jeffrey Higgins with a retirement certificate during his retirement ceremony May 6, 2017, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Higgins retired from the 302nd Maintenance Group commander position where he led approximately 400 Citizen Airmen. During Higgins’ 30-year Air Force career, he served in aircraft maintenance, logistics readiness and acquisition career fields. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Sorsek)
Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Rorick shakes hands with Col. James DeVere, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, after accepting a recognition plaque during the Reserve wing’s Chief Induction Ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 6, 2017. Four newly-promoted chief master sergeants within the 302nd AW were recognized during the ceremony, ensuring the lineage and historical significance of the Air Force's top enlisted rank was on display for those in attendance. Rorick is assigned to the 302nd Operations Support Squadron. Also recognized during the ceremony were Chief Master Sgts. Jonathan Shaw, 39th Aerial Port Squadron, Kenneth Kunkel, 731st Airlift Squadron, and Lawrence Prieto, 302nd Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Stephen J. Collier)
Col. Robert Stanton, left, the 302nd Operations Group commander, passes the 302nd Operations Support Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Ryan Tanton, right, who assumed command of the squadron during a change of command ceremony, April 1, 2017, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Tanton takes command of the 302nd OSS after serving as the 731st Airlift Squadron chief navigator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Frank Casciotta)
Staff Sgt. Michael Allen, a 731st Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster, teaches a high school student about the C-130’s capabilities and how to put on an oxygen mask April 27, 2017 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The student is a member of the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps from Widefield High School. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Sorsek)
Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps students learn about the C-130 Hercules aircraft capabilities from Staff Sgt. John Winn, a 731st Airlift Squadron loadmaster, during a tour at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., April 27, 2017. The students are from Widefield High School. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Sorsek)
Staff Sgt. Michael Allen, a 731st Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster, briefs high school students about the C-130’s capabilities at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., April 27, 2017. The students are members of the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps from Widefield High School. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Sorsek)
Alejandra Locke, 302nd Force Support Squadron, briefs members of the 302nd Logistics Readiness Squadron during a Lunch & Learn education session, March 5, 2017, here. The Lunch & Learn is an opportunity for Reservists to receive financial information and awareness of the services available through the Airman and Family Readiness Center. Locke is the 302nd Airlift Wing community readiness consultant. Citizen Airmen can request an appointment to meet with her during the week or during any Unit Training Assembly by calling (719) 556-2944. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Sorsek)
Wyoming Air National Guard Lt. Col. Ryan Scofield, Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System instructor pilot, discusses an upcoming training sortie with members of Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing. Members of all four MAFFS-designated wings came together for annual certification and training in Boise, Idaho April 19-24, 2017. (Photo by: U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)
A C-130 Hercules loaded with the MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) from the 152nd Airlift Wing of Reno, Nevada drops a water line while training to contain wildfires outside Boise, Idaho. April 21, 2017. More than 400 personnel of four C-130 Guard and Reserve units — from California, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming, making up the Air Expeditionary Group — are in Boise, Idaho for the week-long wildfire training and certification sponsored by the U.S. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nieko Carzis)
Tech. Sgt. Vic Bejarano, right, 302nd Maintenance Group crew chief for MAFFS 5 (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) receives an aircraft maintenance update from Staff Sgt. Michael Davenport, MAFFS C-130 Hercules loadmaster, between training sorties, April 21, 2017. MAFFS-equipped C-130s, aircrew and support personnel from the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, and the Air National Guard's 146th AW, California ANG; 152nd AW, Nevada ANG; and 153rd AW, Wyoming ANG participated in the annual U.S. Forest Service-hosted aerial firefighting certification event at Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Skarban)

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