Lackland Airmen honor fallen Marine

Patriot Guard motorcycles stand by to take part in the motorcade for fallen Marine Lance Cpl. Benjamin Schmidt, of San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 12. Schmidt, 24, died in combat Oct. 6 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. More than 200 Lackland Air Force Base personnel lined the sidewalks to honor their fellow serviceman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott McNabb)

Lackland Airmen honor fallen Marine

Airmen and civilians standby to honor as the motorcade for fallen Marine Lance Cpl. Benjamin Schmidt, of San Antonio, Texas, leaves Kelly Field, Port San Antonio, Oct. 12. Schmidt, 24, died in combat Oct. 6 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. More than 200 Lackland Air Force Base personnel lined the sidewalks to honor their fellow serviceman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott McNabb)

Lackland chiefs run marathon for Memory Care

Chief Master Sgt. Mark Renninger (left), 67th Network Warfare Wing command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Patricia Morris, 59th Medical Support Group superintendent, and Chief Master Sgt. Johnny "Mike" Phelps, Robert D. Gaylor Non-Commissioned Officer Academy operations superintendent, pose with their race medals after completing the Air Force Marathon at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 17. The Lackland AFB, Texas, based chiefs ran the marathon on behalf of the Air Force Enlisted Village as part of a fundraising effort for the Memory Care Unit at the Village for those residents suffering from Alzheimer's and other memory issues. (Courtesy photo)

Running for POW/MIA

Master Sgt. Victor Miles, II, 24th Air Force superintendent of architecture and integration, reads the names of American military members listed as prisoners of war or missing in action during the POW/MIA Vigil Run at the Gillum Fitness Center track, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 15. Volunteers ran or walked for 24 hours straight to honor POWs and MIAs. Major James Hale, 26th Network Operations Group, said he took part because, "It's important for us to sacrifice for those who sacrificed so much." (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott McNabb)

Couple's story wins big

Airman 1st Class Christopher Farrell, a 54th Combat Communications Squadron ground radar systems journeyman at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., asks his girlfriend, Amanda Walker, to marry him while at Scenic Mountain, El Paso, Texas, June 3. The couple recently won an essay contest for a $70 thousand wedding at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga. Atlanta Wedding Loft held the contest as a way to give back to a military couple. The couple will wed Nov. 19. (Courtesy photo by Edward Walker)

Couple's story wins big

Amanda Walker and Airman 1st Class Christopher Farrell, a 54th Combat Communications Squadron ground radar systems journeyman at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., embrace in front of her family home in Euharlee, Ga. The couple recently won an essay contest that bumped their wedding plans up to a grand-scale, $70 thousand wedding. The couple will wed Nov. 19. (Courtesy photo by Tiffani Walker)