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LAST RIDE; PHILIP AMBARD

Students and staff memebers at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs line the street as the funeral procession for Maj. Philip Ambard, an academy foreign language professor, passes by. Maj. Ambard, a father of five, lost his life while deployed in Kabul, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo)
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Remembering Linebacker II

Brig. Gen. John Doucette, 36th Wing commander, speaks during an Operation Linebacker II memorial ceremony at Arc Light Memorial Park, Dec. 17, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Operation Linebacker II went underway when, on Dec. 18, 1972, 87 B-52s were launched from Andersen in one hour and 43 minutes. Throughout the 11-day operation, Andersen-based B-52s flew 379 of the 729 sorties. Often called the "11-day war," Linebacker II led to the renewal of the Paris Peace Talks and, on January 28, 1973, the signing of a cease-fire agreement with the government of North Vietnam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamie Powell)
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Remembering Linebacker II

Aircrew members from the 36th Expeditionary Refueling Squadron, representing Airmen that lost their lives during Operation Linebacker ll, stand in formation during the memorial ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 17. Operation Linebacker II was conducted from Dec. 18, 1972, to Dec. 29, 1972, after peace talks between the U.S. and North Vietnam broke down. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamie Powell)
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Remembering Linebacker II

Brig. Gen. John Doucette (right center), 36th Wing commander, and retired Lt. Col. Charles "Chuck" McManus (far right), formerly a Strategic Air Command master navigator, render a salute during the National Anthem at the Linebacker ll memorial ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on Dec. 17. Operation Linebacker II got underway when, on Dec. 18, 1972, 87 B-52s were launched from Andersen in one hour and 43 minutes. Throughout the 11-day operation, Andersen-based B-52s flew 379 of the 729 sorties. Often called the "11-day war," Linebacker II led to the renewal of the Paris Peace Talks and, on Jan. 28, 1973, the signing of a cease-fire agreement with the government of North Vietnam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamie Powell)
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Remembering Linebacker II

Brig. Gen. John Doucette, 36th Wing commander, and retired Lt. Col. Charles "Chuck" McManus, formerly a Strategic Air Command master navigator, lay a wreath during an Operation Linebacker ll memorial ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 17. The Arc Light Memorial Park on the base stands as a memorial to the men and women of the Strategic Air Command who worked, flew, and died during the ARC LIGHT operations of the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamie Powell)
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Remembering Linebacker II

Brig. Gen. John Doucette, 36th Wing commander, and retired Lt. Col. Charles "Chuck" McManus, formerly a Strategic Air Command master navigator, lay a wreath during an Operation Linebacker ll memorial ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 17. The Arc Light Memorial Park on the base stands as a memorial to the men and women of the Strategic Air Command who worked, flew, and died during the ARC LIGHT operations of the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamie Powell)
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Remembering Linebacker II

Team Andersen Airmen and audience members render a salute as Taps is played, in honor of the lives of 33 men and women that were lost during Operation Linebacker ll, at a memorial ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 17. The ceremony commemorates the 38th anniversary of the campaign that led to the end of the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamie Powell)
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Remembering Linebacker II

Team Andersen Airmen and audience members render a salute as Taps is played, in honor of the lives of 33 men and women that were lost during Operation Linebacker ll, at a memorial ceremony on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 17. The ceremony commemorates the 38th anniversary of the campaign that led to the end of the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jamie Powell)
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Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

Mr. Bruce Best, University of Guam researcher, presents Col. Paul ?Otto? Feather, 374th Airlift Wing commander, Yokota Air Base, Japan, with gifts on behalf of Micronesian Islanders for their continued support during the Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13. Operation Christmas Drop is the Air Force?s longest-running humanitarian which began in 1952. Airmen today continue the tradition delivering supplies to remote islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Yap, Palau, Chuuk and Pohnpei. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

Mr. Bruce Best, University of Guam researcher, presents Col. Tod Fingal, 36th Wing vice commander and Chief Master Sgt. Margarita Overton, 36th Wing command chief, with a story board on behalf of Micronesian Islanders for their continued support during the Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13. Airmen from the 36th Wing and the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, come together each year as a part of a training exercise to drop thousands of pounds of donated supplies over the Micronesian Islands. To date more than 800,000 pounds of supplies has been dropped. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

Items received from Micronesian Islanders adorn the presentation table during the Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13. At the conclusion of the ceremony handcrafted items were given as gifts from the Islanders to the 36th Wing and the 374th Airlift Wing for their continued support in the annual humanitarian airlift operation. Airmen from the 36th Wing and the 374th Airlift Squadron come together each year to drop thousands of pounds of donated supplies over the Micronesian Islands. To date, more than 800,000 pounds of supplies have been dropped. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

Airmen gather in Hangar 2 to watch the annual Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13. The ceremony marks the beginning of the humanitarian airlift operation which started 58 years ago, as a WB-50 aircrew returning to Guam on its final flight before Christmas, has turned into the longest running humanitarian campaign in the history of the U.S. Air Force and the entire world. (U.S. Air Force photo Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

Col. Paul ?Otto? Feather, 374th Airlift Wing commander, Yokota Air Base, Japan, addresses the audience during the Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13. Operation Christmas Drop is the Air Force?s longest-running humanitarian which began in 1952. Airmen today continue the tradition delivering supplies to remote islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Yap, Palau, Chuuk and Pohnpei. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

Aircrew stand in formation during Operation Christmas Drop push ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13. The crew is from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan. The ceremony officially marks the beginning of OCD 2010 with its first flight Dec. 13. This year Airmen will push 60 boxes to 60 islands. OCD is the Air Force?s longest-running humanitarian operation which began in 1952. Airmen today continue the tradition delivering supplies to remote islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Yap, Palau, Chuuk and Pohnpei. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Guam honors Raider 21 aircrew with memorial

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Brig. Gen. Phil Ruhlman, 36th Wing commander, and wife Lina Ruhlman lay a wreath at the base of the Raider 21 monument at the Governor's Complex at Adelup Point in Hagatna, Guam, July 20. The monument has been built to stand for generations to ensure the crew members of Raider 21 will always be remembered. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Guam honors Raider 21 aircrew with memorial

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Ursula Martin, wife of Col. George Martin and their son Guahan Martin lay a wreath at the base of the Raider 21 monument at the Governor's Complex at Adelup Point in Hagatna, Guam, July 20 in remembrance of the husband and father they lost in the Raider 21 crash July 21, 2008. Colonel Martin's family was present at the memorial ceremony as well as many other family and friends of all of the crew members of Raider 21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Guam honors Raider 21 aircrew with memorial

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Brig. Gen. Phil Ruhlman, 36th Wing commander, salutes as an F-22 missing man formation flies over a memorial unveiling service held at the Governor's Complex at Adelup Point in Hagatna, Guam, July 20. The Raider 21 memorial was designed as a tribute to the six men who lost their lives a year ago and is dedicated to demonstrate that our fallen brothers our fallen brothers are not forgotten.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Guam honors Raider 21 aircrew with memorial

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - (From Left to right) Madeleine Bordallo, Congressional Delegate of Guam; Joey Crisostomo, Armed Forces Committee chairman; Jim Adkins, vice-civilian co-chair of the Andersen Advisory Council Executive Committee; and First Lady Joann Camacho stand around the Raider 21 memorial at the Governor's Complex at Adelup Point in Hagatna, Guam, July 20. The memorial was erected at the Governor's complex so everyone both military and civilian can remember those who lost their lives in the Raider 21 crash.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Guam honors Raider 21 aircrew with memorial

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Madeleine Bordallo, Congressional Delegate of Guam; Joey Crisostomo, Armed Forces Committee chairman; Jim Adkins, vice civilian co-chair of the Andersen Advisory Council Executive Committee; Carmela Rapadas, 36th Wing protocol office; and First Lady Joann Camacho unveil a memorial at the Governor's Complex at Adelup Point in Hagatna, Guam, July 20. The memorial was erected at the Governor's complex so everyone both military and civilian can remember those who lost their lives in the Raider 21 crash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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Guam honors Raider 21 aircrew with memorial

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Ursula Martin along with children Guahan and Gemini, family of Col. George Martin, take a moment to reflect on the life of their loving husband and father at the memorial unveiling ceremony at the Governor's Complex at Adelup Point in Hagatna, Guam, July 20. More than 300 family, friends and guest attended the ceremony to remember the six aircrew members of Raider 21 who lost their lives July 21, 2008, about 25 miles off the coast of Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)
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