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Honor Flight

Bill Ogza, an Army Air Corp World War II veteran, is welcomed home by Col. Scott DeThomas, 6th Air Mobility Wing commander, at the St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport in Clearwater, Fla., upon completing the ninth Honor Flight of West Central Florida April 16, 2013. DeThomas, as well as senior leaders and Airmen from MacDill Air Force Base, welcomed over 60 WWII veterans home after their visit to Washington D.C. to visit the WWII Memorial. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shandresha Mitchell/ Released)
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Honor Flight

Airmen assigned to the 6th Air Mobility Wing greet World War II Navy veteran Merle Beddow at the St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport in Clearwater, Fla. upon completing the ninth Honor Flight of West Central Florida on April 16, 2013. The Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization that transports our heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit and reflect at their memorials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shandresha Mitchell/ Released)
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Honor Flight

Edward Daniels, World War II veteran and Honor Flight participant, looks through a book with Col. Scott DeThomas, 6th Air Mobility Wing commander, upon his arrival at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Fla., Sept. 17, 2013. Honor Flight West Central Florida has completed 12 flights to Washington D.C., with a total of 861 WWII veterans in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melanie Bulow-Kelly/Released)
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Honor Flight for hero’s

Col. Andre Briere, 6th Air Mobility Wing vice commander, Col. Pete Santa Ana, 6th Mission Support Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kentta, 6th MSG superintendent, greet World War II veteran, Irv Zipperstein, upon his arrival at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Clearwater, Fla., during the Honor Flight of West Central Florida’s homecoming, May 6, 2014. According to the Honor Flight Network website, the WWII veteran survivors are passing away at a rate of more than 900 a day, and many have never seen the WWII monument. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melanie Bulow-Gonterman/Released)
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Honor Flight for hero’s

Russ Rowe, World War II veteran, tells 1st Lt. Elizabeth Scarberry, 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron, a secret during the Honor Flight of West Central Florida’s homecoming at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Clearwater, Fla., May 6, 2014. More than 30 Airmen from MacDill Air Force Base, along with over a 1,000 people from the Tampa Bay community, gathered to welcome home 80 veterans from Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melanie Bulow-Gonterman/Released)
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Honor Flight for hero’s

Col. Andre Briere, 6th Air Mobility Wing vice commander, gives a coin to World War II veteran, Blane Kenneth, during the Honor Flight of West Central Florida’s homecoming at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Clearwater, Fla., May 6, 2014. More than 30 Airmen from MacDill Air Force Base along with over a 1,000 people from the Tampa Bay community gathered to welcome home 80 veterans from Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melanie Bulow-Gonterman/Released)
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Honor Flight for hero’s

More than 1,000 people from the Tampa Bay community gathered at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Clearwater, Fla., to welcome home 80 World War II veterans during the Honor Flight of West Central Florida’s homecoming May 6, 2014. According to the Honor Flight Network website, the WWII veteran survivors are passing away at a rate of more than 900 a day, and many have never seen the WWII monument. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melanie Bulow-Gonterman/Released)
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Honor Flight for hero’s

Sean Fox, Civil Air Patrol honor guardsman, presents arms upon arrival of World War II veterans from Washington, D.C., during the Honor Flight of West Central Florida’s homecoming at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Clearwater, Fla., May 6, 2014. The WWII veterans fought the largest, most widespread war in the world's history and there is an estimated 32,000 WWII veterans living in West Central Florida area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melanie Bulow-Gonterman/Released)
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Honor Flight for hero’s

Kim Siewert, American Legion Post 273 honor guardsman, renders a salute to returning World War II veterans during the Honor Flight of West Central Florida’s homecoming at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Clearwater, Fla., May 6, 2014. The HFWCF provides veterans of World War II the opportunity to fly to Washington, D.C., at no cost, to visit the memorials dedicated to them and their fallen comrades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melanie Bulow-Gonterman/Released)
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Honor Flight for hero’s

Richard Steinberg, retired Army, and furry companion, Kira, wait to welcome home World War II veterans from an Honor Flight of West Central Florida’s trip at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Clearwater, Fla., May 6, 2014. The HFWCF provides veterans of World War II the opportunity to fly to Washington, D.C., at no cost, to visit the memorials dedicated to them and their fallen comrades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melanie Bulow-Gonterman/Released)
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Honor Flight for hero’s

Airmen from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. welcome home World War II veterans during the Honor Flight of West Central Florida’s homecoming at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Clearwater, Fla., May 6, 2014. This flight to Washington, D.C. marks the seventeenth mission completed since 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melanie Bulow-Gonterman/Released)
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Honor Flight for hero’s

There is an estimated 32,000 WWII veterans living in West Central Florida area, and Honor Flight of West Central Florida’s mission is to provide them with the opportunity to fly to Washington, D.C., at no cost, to visit the memorials dedicated to them and their fallen comrades. The WWII veterans fought the largest, most widespread war in the world's history. An estimate of 40 to 65 million people died and hundreds of millions were mentally and physically wounded and. the survivors are passing away at a rate more than 900 a day, and many have never seen the WWII monument. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melanie Bulow-Gonterman/Released)
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Honor Guard

Airman 1st Class Vernon L. Fowler Jr., 6th Air Mobility Wing honor guardsman, presents the flag at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 14, 2014. The base honor guard prides itself in showing the utmost dignity and respect in all the services it provides. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Senior Airman Shandresha Mitchell/ Released)
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Honorary Commander's visits MacDill

Tech. Sgt. Robert Zehr, 6th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, speaks to honorary commanders for the 927th Air Refueling Wing and 6th Air Mobility Wing about survival skills during a tour of MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., June 7, 2013. Honorary Commanders toured a KC-135 Stratotanker static, the control tower, and the boom operator simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melanie Bulow-Kelly)
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Honorary Commander's visits MacDill

Col. Scott DeThomas, 6 Air Mobility Wing commander, poses for a photo with honorary commanders for the 927th Air Refueling Wing and 6th Air Mobility Wing during their tour of MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., June 7, 2013. Honorary commanders visit MacDill AFB twice a year and tour different squadrons to gain a better understanding of the armed forces and the 6th AMW mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melanie Bulow-Kelly)
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Honoring heroes of the past: 6th Bomb Group visits MacDill

Col. April Vogel, right, commander of the 6th Air Mobility Wing, pauses for a photo with veterans of the 6th Bombardment Group (BG) at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 23, 2016. The 6th BG, conducted bombing raids over Japan during WWII, and is the predecessor to the 6th Operations Group at MacDill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Adam R. Shanks)
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Honoring heroes of the past: 6th Bomb Group visits MacDill

Col. April Vogel, right, commander of the 6th Air Mobility Wing, and Ed Vincent, a veteran of the 6th Bombardment Group (BG), pose with a photo of Vincent’s crew at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 23, 2016. Vincent was the commander and pilot of the B-29 Superfortress “Flak Alley Sally” with the 6th BG during WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Adam R. Shanks)
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Honoring heroes of the past: 6th Bomb Group visits MacDill

A photo of Ed Vincent, aircraft commander and pilot of the B-29 Superfortress “Flak Alley Sally” and its crew during WWII. “Flak Alley Sally” was part of the 6th Bombardment Group, which conducted many bombing missions in the Pacific War and later transitioned into the 6th Operations Group at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (Courtesy Photo)
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Honoring the fallen

Richard Black, 6th Communication Squadron project officer, gives a tour of the new Consolidated Communication Facility, Estelle Hall, to the family of Maj. Raymond G. Estelle II who was killed in action in April 2011, at MacDill Air Force Base Fla., Jan. 16, 2013. The building will house the phone switch, technical control facility, network control center, client service center and nearly 100 personnel for the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melissa Paradise/Released)
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Honoring the fallen

Raymond G. Estelle III, 22 months, touches a photo of his father, Maj. Raymond G. Estelle II, during a building dedication at MacDill Air Force Base Fla., Jan. 16, 2013. Estelle was one of nine people killed in action April 27, 2011 and served at MacDill AFB from 1999-2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melissa Paradise/Released)
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