8th Air Force practice for AF Marathon

SHREVEPORT, La. – Members of the Eighth Air Force headquarters and 2nd Bomb Wing marathon teams pose for a picture at Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter’s house after practicing for the Air Force Marathon. The teams are practicing for the 14th annual Air Force Marathon being held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on Sept. 18. All levels of runners can participate in the Air Force Marathon which also includes wheelchair, half marathon, 10K and 5K races. The main course is 26.2 miles, traversing historical places on Wright-Patterson AFB. (Courtesy photo)

8th Air Force practice for AF Marathon

SHREVEPORT, La. – Members of the Eighth Air Force headquarters and 2nd Bomb Wing stretch before running near Clyde Fant Parkway in Shreveport, La. The teams are practicing for the 14th annual Air Force Marathon being held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on Sept. 18. All levels of runners can participate in the Air Force Marathon which also includes wheelchair, half marathon, 10K and 5K races. The main course is 26.2 miles, traversing historical places on Wright-Patterson AFB. (Photo courtesy of Patty Wright)

509th Security Forces Squadron training

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Airmen from the 509th Security Forces Squadron complete the force-on-force exercise and gather to discuss the results June 18. The force-on-force exercise placed Airmen in conditions commonly found in combat such as gunfire, explosions, smoke and situations requiring split second decisions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles D. Larkin Sr.)

509th Security Forces Squadron training

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Airmen from the 509th Security Forces Squadron fire blanks at simulated attackers during a force-on-force exercise June 18. The Airmen cleared the building of simulated attackers using blank rounds to produce a realistic atmosphere for the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles D. Larkin Sr.)

608th Air Communications Squadron gets new commander

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - Maj. Brett NeVille talks to the 608th Air Communications Squadron after assuming command from Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, Eighth Air Force commander, during a change-of-command ceremony June 18 in the Stripes Club Ballroom at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Major NeVille is also the Headquarters Eighth Air Force Director of Communications and Information. Major NeVille took command of the 608th ACOMs from Lt. Col. Michael Haddock. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Stives)

608th Air Communications Squadron gets new commander

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - Maj. Brett NeVille assumed command of the 608th Air Communications Squadron from Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, Eighth Air Force commander, during a change-of-command ceremony June 18 in the Stripes Club Ballroom at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Major NeVille is also the Headquarters Eighth Air Force Director of Communications and Information. Major NeVille took command of the 608th ACOMs from Lt. Col. Michael Haddock. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Stives)

8th AF commander presents POW Medal

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, 8th Air Force commander, presents the Prisoner of War Medal to Mildred Taylor-McKeithen during a ceremony honoring her late husband, Staff Sgt. James Taylor, at the 8th Air Force Museum on Barksdale Air Force Base May 21. Sergeant Taylor served as a B-17 waist gunner during World War II and was held prisoner by the Germans for eight months during the war. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Richard Komurek)

CIC Tour

Col. West Anderson, Senior Advisor for 8th Air Force, gives media a tour of 8th Air Force offices located at the newly completed Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City, La.

Wing and a prayer

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. – Walter Holmes receives an Eighth Air Force Command Chief coin from Chief Master Sgt. Todd Kabalan, command Chief Master Sgt., 8th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic). Holmes received the Distinguished Service Cross Monday, two days before his 90th birthday and 65 years after the Ploesti Oil Refinery raid where he was a lead pilot in a formation of B-24 Liberators. The raid was conducted on Aug. 1, 1943. (U.S. Air Force photo by M. Erick Reynolds)

Sgt Jackson

Staff Sgt. Sharita Jackson meets with Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley at a deployed location Oct. 30. Sergeant Jackson is deployed from the Air Force Information Operations Center, Lackland AFB, Texas.

Medal Presentation

Lt. Gen. Robert Elder, Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) commander, poses with eight of the 11 members of the 819th RED HORSE Squadron who were presented Air Force Combat Action Medals Aug. 14 for their service while recently deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. With the general are (left to right, front row to back row) Tech. Sgt. Bret Copple, Staff Sgt. Matthew Phillips, Tech. Sgt. Robert Cullison, Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rameriz, Staff Sgt. John Sinner, Staff Sgt. Douglas Ergish, Senior Airman Christopher D'Angelo and Staff Sgt. Casey Anderson. Not pictured are Tech. Sgt. Joseph Adair and Staff Sgts. Jason Bischoff and Douglas Ragone. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Turner)

Medal Presentation

Lt. Gen. Robert Elder, Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) commander, poses with the four members of the 819th RED HORSE Squadron after presenting them with Bronze Star Medals for their recent service while deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Pictured left to right with the general are Capt. Glenn Cameron, Capt Josh Aldred, Chief Master Sgt. Gary Stuckenschmidt and Master Sgt. Todd Pederson. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Turner)