Air Force Materiel Command Tattoo 2010

A B-52 Stratofortress performs a flyover of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force June 25, 2010 during Air Force Materiel Command's sixth annual Tattoo. The free event attracted more than 75,000 people to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio for an evening of music, military ceremony, aircraft flyovers and fireworks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

Air Force Materiel Command Tattoo 2010

A World War II B-17 Flying Fortress flys over the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force June 25, 2010 during Air Force Materiel Command's sixth annual Tattoo. The free event attracted more than 75,000 people to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio for an evening of music, military ceremony, aircraft flyovers and fireworks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

Korean War Veterans to be honored at 2010 Tattoo

James Snyder, a Korean War veteran, recalled having “one-and-a-half hours” of notice that a war had broken out and he was heading there. He and four other veterans will be honored for their service at the 6th Annual Freedom's Call Tattoo.

Veterans honored at Tattoo

Sam Morgan, a Xenia resident and Korean War veteran, received his draft notice in 1951. He was assigned to the Third Marine Division’s motor transport battalion as a company clerk and spent most of his enlistment at Camp Pendleton, Calif. He will be honored along with four others at the 6th Annual Freedom's Call Tattoo at WPAFB.

Korean War Veterans to be honored at Tattoo

Bernie DeLong, a Korean War Veteran, entered the Army Reserve in 1948. In 1950, switched to the Air Force to fly fighters and “rise above the fray.” He flew F-84Ds and Gs in Korea starting in April 1953 and completed 69 air-to-ground missions by July when the armistice was signed. Mr. DeLong and four other Korean War Veterans will be honored for their service during the 2010 Freedom’s Call Tattoo June 25, on the grounds of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Conference focuses on DoD acquisition workforce

Mr. Gary Bliss is joined by senior Air Force leaders for a 3-star panel discussion during the DoD Acquisition Insight Conference April 20, 2010 at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. The conference, sponsored by the Defense Acquisition University, focused on challenges faced by the Department of Defense acquisition workforce. Mr. Bliss is director of the Pentagon’s Performance Assessment and Root Cause Analysis office. Also pictured are Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds, Electronic Systems Center commander, Lt. Gen Tom Owen, Aeronautical Systems Center commander, Lt. Gen. Marc Rogers, Inspector General of the Air Force, and Lt. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command vice commander. (DoD photo/Erica Kobren)