135th Airlift Squadron Change of Command Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James M. Mentges acknowledges that he has big shoes to fill after he assumes command of the 135th Airlift Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, from Lt. Col. April D. Vogel, who jokes with Col. Thomas E. Hans, group commander, during a change of Command Ceremony on April 14, 2012 at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, Md. (National Guard Photo By Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hughes/RELEASED)

135th Airlift Squadron Change of Command Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James M. Mentges assumes command of the 135th Airlift Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, by receiving the guide-on from Col. Thomas E. Hans, group commander, during a change of Command Ceremony on April 14, 2012 at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, Md. after Lt. Col. April D. Vogel relinquishes her command. (National Guard Photo By Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hughes/RELEASED)

Geospatial Information Interoperability Exploitation-Portable System

(L-R) CAP Capt. Patrick Aaron, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew J. Grant, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Clyde J. Wood, and CAP Capt. Jonathan Neumann, complete a training mission over the C and D canal, a body of water connecting the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, with the Geospatial Information Interoperability Exploitation-Portable system at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, MD on April 14, 2012. The GIIEP system gives incident commanders on the ground real time images in emergency situations and the Air and Army National Guard work with the CAP in operating the system. (National Guard Photo By Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hughes/RELEASED)

Geospatial Information Interoperability Exploitation-Portable System

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Elvis Parlar, a Geospatial Information Interoperability Exploitation-Portable (GIIEP) operator from the 175th Wing Communication Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, operates a camera transmitting real time images on April 13, 2012 while members of the Maryland Wing Civil Air Patrol fly a GA-8 aircraft from Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, MD. The GIIEP system gives incident commanders on the ground images in emergency situations and the Air and Army National Guard work with the CAP in operating the system. (National Guard Photo By Master Sgt. Ed Bard/RELEASED)

SPECIAL TACTICS OFFICER TO BE PRESENTED AIR FORCE CROSS

Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, speaks about the awarding the Air Force Cross and Purple Heart to Captain Barry F. Crawford, Jr. from the Maryland Air National Guard, 175th Wing for his extraordinary heroism in military operations against an armed enemy of the United States as Special Tactics Officer near Lagham Province, Afghanistan, on May 4, 2010. Captain Crawford is credited for taking decisive action to save the lives of three wounded Afghan soldiers and evacuate two Afghan soldiers killed in action. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Ed Bard)

SPECIAL TACTICS OFFICER TO BE PRESENTED AIR FORCE CROSS

Captain Barry F. Crawford, Jr. from the Maryland Air National Guard, 175th Wing receives congratulations from Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, April 12, 2012, He was awarded the Air Force Cross and Purple Heart for his extraordinary heroism in military operations against an armed enemy of the United States as Special Tactics Officer near Lagham Province, Afghanistan, on May 4, 2010. Captain Crawford is credited for taking decisive action to save the lives of three wounded Afghan soldiers and evacuate two Afghan soldiers killed in action. Captain Crawford is fifth recipient since 9/11 to receive the Air Force Cross. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Ed Bard)