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Medal of Honor recipient speaks to McChord Airmen

Retired U.S. Army Col. Bruce Crandall, a Medal of Honor recipient, talks about his time in the service during a professional development presentation at Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord, Wash., Nov. 21, 2019. Crandall received the Medal of Honor for his actions as a pilot during the Battle of Ia Drang, Vietnam, in 1965. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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Medal of Honor recipient speaks to McChord Airmen

Retired U.S. Army Col. Bruce Crandall, a Medal of Honor recipient, talks about his time in the service during a professional development presentation at Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord, Wash., Nov. 21, 2019. By the end of the Vietnam War, Crandall had flown more than 900 combat missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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Medal of Honor recipient speaks to McChord Airmen

Retired U.S. Army Col. Bruce Crandall, a Medal of Honor recipient, right, presents the book Medal of Honor to U.S. Air Force Col. Scovill Currin, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, left, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Wash., Nov. 21, 2019. Crandall visited JBLM to talk about his time in the Army during a professional development presentation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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Medal of Honor recipient speaks to McChord Airmen

Retired U.S. Army Col. Bruce Crandall, a Medal of Honor recipient, right, poses for a photo with U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Lankford, 62nd Operations Group (OG) commander, left, after Lankford presented Crandall with his coin at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 21, 2019. Crandall spoke during a professional development presentation at the 4th Airlift Squadron, which falls under the 62nd OG and Lankford’s command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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PFAD

McKay Neel (third from left), McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, and two friends take a photo with Blitz, Seattle Seahawks mascot, during a tour of McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. McKay was joined on his tour by his parents, two friends, their dad and 4th Airlift Squadron personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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PFAD

Lt. Colonel Sean Burke, 4th Airlift Squadron commander, gives Noah Markstrom, Team McChord’s newest pilot for a day, a squadron sticker at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 6, 2019. The Pilot for a Day program lets kids with disabilities or illnesses take part in some of Team McChord’s missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Hoerichs)
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PFAD

Capt. Hatton Updike, 4th Airlift Squadron pilot, tells McKay Neel (back right), McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, and two friends about the features of a C-17 Globemaster III during a McChord Field tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. McKay, along with his family and friends, spent the day learning about life at as an Airman and ended it with cake and ice cream at the 4th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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Noah Markstrom, Team McChord’s newest pilot for a day, rides in a fire truck at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 6, 2019. Along with the fire truck ride, the day included a tour of a C-17 Globemaster III and a chance to get behind the C-17 controls and fly a mission in the simulator building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Hoerichs)
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The "Pilot 4 a Day" wall in the 4th Airlift Squadron on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., displays past Pilot for a day program participants. This wall showcases particpants starting from 2010 when the program was revamped by the Air Force Association and the 4th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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Declan Gaskill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Pilot for a Day (PFAD) participant, operates a railway engine at the JBLM train depot as part of his PFAD itinerary May 21, 2019. The PFAD program is sponsored by the local Air Force Association and aims to gives kids with physical or mental difficulties a day to have fun and see part of what a military member might do in a workday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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Declan Gaskill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Pilot for a Day (PFAD) participant, talks with Bud Brown, JBLM train depot locomotive engineer, inside a train engine to receive instruction before driving a short distance down some tracks May 21, 2019. Declan had a big interest in trains so the PFAD itinerary organizer reached out to the train depot to see if they could be included in his day to make it extra special. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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Declan Gaskill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Pilot for a Day (PFAD) participant, right, meets a military working dog on JBLM, Wash., May 21, 2019. In addition to a military working dog demonstration, Declan’s PFAD day itinerary also included train station, fire department, and air traffic control tower tours and a try in a C-17 flight simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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PFAD

Senior Airman Brennan Casey, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and Declan Gaskill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Pilot for a Day (PFAD) participant, pose with the 4th Airlift Squadron “four” inside a C-17 Globemaster III on JBLM, Wash., May 21, 2019. When a child participates in the PFAD program, they and their family are inducted as honorary members of the 4th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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Declan Gaskill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Pilot for a Day (PFAD) participant, looks around the flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster III on JBLM, Wash., May 21, 2019. The PFAD program is run through a partnership with the local Air Force Association chapter and the 4th Airlift Squadron and aims to give kids with mental or physical health issues a day to have fun and see part of what a military member does in a day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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Declan Gaskill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Pilot for a Day (PFAD) participant, runs through the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemaster III on JBLM, Wash., May 21, 2019. Participants of the PFAD program receive a U.S. Air Force pilot’s flight suit along with a jacket and cap, a C-17 small-scale replica, and a photo album to commemorate their day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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Deployed Airmen discover spiritual fortitude

Capt. Jammie Bigbey, 627th Air Base Group chaplain, speaks with Capt. Jade Crain, 7th Airlift Squadron pilot, at Rota Naval Station, Nov. 28, 2018. Bigbey was part of a religious support team who provided assistance to deploying and returning Airmen for a three-month deployment at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, and Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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Deployed Airmen discover spiritual fortitude

Staff Sgt. John Nieves Camacho, 627th Air Base Group religious affairs specialist, pushes a pallet of luggage onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 1, 2018. Camacho was part of a religious support team that flew with deploying and returning Airmen to offer any assistance they may need during the flights to and from Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, and Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. He made an effort during the trip to also assist the aircrew any way that he could. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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Deployed Airmen discover spiritual fortitude

Staff Sgt. John Nieves Camacho, right, 627th Air Base Group religious affairs specialist, talks with Staff Sgt. Cameron Morris, left, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and Capt. Alexander Jobrack, middle, 62nd Medical Squadron flight surgeon, inside a C-17 Globemaster III at Rota Naval Station, Spain, Nov. 28, 2018. Camacho was part of a religious support team that flew with deploying and returning Airmen to offer any assistance they may need during the flights to and from Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, and Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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McChord represents USAF in Ample Strike, NATO Days

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Elizabeth Silvers, 4th Airlift Squadron (AS) loadmaster, takes a photo with a child during the NATO Days Air Show in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Sept. 15, 2018. Silvers, along with other 4th AS Airmen, showed patrons of the air show the inside of their C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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McChord represents USAF in Ample Strike, NATO Days

Patrons of the NATO Days Air Show look at U.S. military ground and aviation equipment on display during the air show in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Sept. 15, 2018. McChord Field, Wash., provided a C-17 Globemaster III to be displayed during the air show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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