Maldonado retirement

Senior Master Sgt. David Maldonado salutes Capt. Melanie Alvarez, Det. 1, 552nd Air Control Squadron, during Maldonado's retirement ceremony June 7 at the Air Force Armament Museum. Maldonado retired after 25 years of service; most recently serving as the maintenance superintendent for the recently deactivated 728th Air Control Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sara Vidoni)

AF siblings

On June 7, the Maldonado family traveled from around the world for Senior Master Sgt. David Maldonado's retirement from Det. 1, 552nd Air Control Squadron. It's the first time the seven siblings, all active-duty Air Force, have been in uniform and in one place at the same time since leaving home. Pictured are Chief Master Sgt. John Maldonado (Aviano AB, Italy), Senior Master Sgt. David Maldonado (Eglin AFB, Fla.), Senior Airmen Emmanuel Maldonado (Keesler AFB, Miss.), Karla Lucas (Holloman, AFB, N.M.), and Juan Maldonado (Kirtland AFB, N.M.), Airmen 1st Class Marcos Maldonado (Camp Darby, Italy) and Ernesto Maldonado (Barksdale AFB, La.). (U.S. Air Force photo/Sara Vidoni)

New paint job

Airman 1st Class Anthony Colon Matos, of the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, paints the underside of a B-47 aircraft display at the Air Force Armament Museum, May 25. Colon Matos and other members of LRS’s petroleum, oil and lubricants flight work to restore the B-47 as part of Eglin’s Adopt-a-Plane program. It has been almost 13 years since the B-47 was renovated. The newly restored aircraft is scheduled to be completed in July. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

New paint job

Tech. Sgt. Lee Gore, of the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, paints the underside of a B-47 aircraft display at the Air Force Armament Museum, May 25. Gore and other members of LRS’s petroleum, oil and lubricants flight work to restore the B-47 as part of Eglin’s Adopt-a-Plane program. It has been almost 13 years since the B-47 was renovated. The newly restored aircraft is scheduled to be completed in July. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

New paint job

Members of the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron paint around the USAF insignia on the bottom of the wing of a B-47 aircraft display at the Air Force Armament Museum, May 25. Members of LRS’s petroleum, oil and lubricants flight work to restore the B-47 as part of Eglin’s Adopt-a-Plane program. It has been almost 13 years since the B-47 was renovated. The newly restored aircraft is scheduled to be completed in July. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Gate 2 Gate

Joni LaFlamme (left) stops to honor the veterans by placing a flower on the memorial during the 28th annual Gate-to-Gate Run May 27 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,500 people participated in the Memorial Day race. Many of the runners paid their respects by dropping off flowers in front of the All Wars Memorial as they raced by. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)