Military children run through a banner during a youth
Military children run through a banner during a youth football camp at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 29, 2015. The camp ran by ProCamps Worldwide, specialized in football fundamentals, with campers receiving... More
Agustin "AGU" Cal is shown the air crew night vision
Agustin "AGU" Cal is shown the air crew night vision and life support equipment as he is being honored as a C-130H Hercules "Pilot for a Day" in Mansfield, Ohio, Sept. 27, 2016. Agustin was given the honorary r... More
Staff Sgt. John Nelson, 512th Civil Engineer Squadron
Staff Sgt. John Nelson, 512th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, shows Blake Boyer a non-functional Barrett .50 Cal sniper rifle during his visit to the EOD facility during the Pilo... More
U.S. Air Force Col. Paul D. Moga, 33rd Fighter Wing
U.S. Air Force Col. Paul D. Moga, 33rd Fighter Wing commander, poses with "pilot for a day" Ethan Ibi March 9, 2018, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 33rd Fighter Wing hosted Ethan Ibi and his family for the "... More
William Paap, 33rd Fighter Wing pilot for a day, stands
William Paap, 33rd Fighter Wing pilot for a day, stands with F-35A Lightning II pilots Nov. 20, 2018, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Pilot For A Day program aims to give local children with on-going medical ... More
William Paap, 33rd Fighter Wing pilot for a day, right,
William Paap, 33rd Fighter Wing pilot for a day, right, and his sister Allysa, stand in front of an inert munition Nov. 20, 2018, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Pilot For A Day program aims to give local chi... More
Reserve Citizen Airmen and civilian employees at Youngstown
Reserve Citizen Airmen and civilian employees at Youngstown Air Reserve Station applaud honorary 2nd Lt. and the 910th’s 66th Pilot for a Day honoree Donovan Stringer as he exits the building on July 26, 2019, ... More
Kim Stringer, Donovan Stringer’s aunt, and Ashley
Kim Stringer, Donovan Stringer’s aunt, and Ashley Chicatelli, a registered nurse at Akron Children’s Hospital, pin the rank of 2nd Lt. onto the shoulders of Donovan Stringer, the 910th AW’s 66th Pilot for a Day... More
Senior Master Sgt. Matt Dille, Airfield Management,
Senior Master Sgt. Matt Dille, Airfield Management, helps Ayden Houston get a special view of the C-130H Hercules flying over his head after being named an honorary "Pilot for a Day" as part of a special event,... More
Staff Sgt. Cally Hatrick, 310st Aircraft Maintenance
Staff Sgt. Cally Hatrick, 310st Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, prepares to load an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the 4th quarter weapon's loading competition Dec. 18 at Luke Air Force Base, A... More
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon, Civil Air Patrol
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon, Civil Air Patrol Squadron superintendent, learns about the 36th Airlift Squadron's aircraft equipment room during the Pilot for a Day program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Au... More
William Paap, 33rd Fighter Wing pilot for a day, listens
William Paap, 33rd Fighter Wing pilot for a day, listens to an intelligence briefing before going out to inspect and F-35A Lightning II Nov. 20, 2018, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Pilot For A Day program a... More
U.S. Air Force airmen from the New Jersey Air National
U.S. Air Force airmen from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing clap and cheer for 9-year-old Jackson Sheppard as he runs towards the fighter squadron building at Atlantic City Air National Gu... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christie Kidder, 97th Operations
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christie Kidder, 97th Operations Support Squadron flight chief of Aircrew Flight Equipment demonstrates how to use an oxygen mask to Maddy Hunt during the Pilot for a Day Program at Al... More
Dylan Bolles-Prasse uses a pair of binoculars to take
Dylan Bolles-Prasse uses a pair of binoculars to take in the view from the air traffic control tower, March 12, 2018, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Bolles-Prasse watched several F-15E Strik... More
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason Gioconda from
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason Gioconda from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing puts a helmet and oxygen mask on 9-year-old Jackson Sheppard, at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base... More
Carolyn Shaffer, Pilot for a Day participant, sits
Carolyn Shaffer, Pilot for a Day participant, sits in an F-16 Fighting Falcon training system at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 28, 2017. To honor and highlight Shaffer’s battle against cancer, JBA teamed up wi... More
McKay Neel, McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant,
McKay Neel, McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, sits in a new 62nd Security Forces Squadron patrol vehicle during a tour of McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. The Pilot f... More
C-130J Super Hercules aircrew assigned to the 36th
C-130J Super Hercules aircrew assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron and Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon, Civil Air Patrol Squadron superintendent, navigates a C-130 over Yokota Air Base, Japan, during the... More
Jonathan Brown and his 6-year-old son, Hayden Brown,
Jonathan Brown and his 6-year-old son, Hayden Brown, share a moment, Aug. 17, 2016, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Scott AFB teamed up with Alton VFW 1308 and hosted Hayden as an honorary pilot for the day. Hayden ... More
The 121st Air Refueling Wing hosted 15-year-old Chase
The 121st Air Refueling Wing hosted 15-year-old Chase Fulmer and his family for its Pilot for a Day program July 27, 2017, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. The program is conducted periodically by... More
U.S. Air Force Col. John DiDonna, commander of the
U.S. Air Force Col. John DiDonna, commander of the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, goes over a mission brief with Mason Hicks, at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., June 18, 2015. ... More
Jake Sprowl, a 12-year-old from Springfield, Ohio,
Jake Sprowl, a 12-year-old from Springfield, Ohio, peers into the rear of the engine of a KC-135R Stratotanker Aug. 11, 2015, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base. Sprowl was the honorary Pilot for a Day and... More
Ben Carter watches as a C-5M Super Galaxy takes off
Ben Carter watches as a C-5M Super Galaxy takes off while sitting on the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III during the first Pilot for a Day program Oct. 26, 2015, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Ben toured various a... More
The 121st Air Refueling Wing hosted 15-year-old Chase
The 121st Air Refueling Wing hosted 15-year-old Chase Fulmer and his family for its Pilot for a Day program July 27, 2017, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. The program is conducted periodically by... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Powell, 58th Fighter Squadron
U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Powell, 58th Fighter Squadron F-35A Lightning II pilot, helps William Paap, 33rd Fighter Wing pilot for a day, try on his helmet Nov. 20, 2018, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Pil... More
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Aug. 21, 2019) - A B-52H
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Aug. 21, 2019) - A B-52H Stratofortress from the 20th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, flies over Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi. The B-52H flew in formation ... More
Noah Markstrom, center, tours a C-17 Globemaster III
Noah Markstrom, center, tours a C-17 Globemaster III with his family as part of the Pilot for a Day program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 6, 2019. Pilot for a Day allows children living with a disab... More
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon, Civil Air Patrol
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon, Civil Air Patrol Squadron superintendent, tries on night vision goggles for the first time in the 36th Airlift Squadron's equipment room during the Pilot for a Day program... More
Tobias Taylor, Pilot for a Day, and Clay Taylor, Tobias’
Tobias Taylor, Pilot for a Day, and Clay Taylor, Tobias’ father, ride in a firetruck with Airman 1st Class Michael Findlay, 14th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, Dec. 6, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mi... More
Joey DeGrella, Yokota High School senior and Junior
Joey DeGrella, Yokota High School senior and Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. class commander, thanks all the 36th Airlift Squadron’s personnel involved in the Pilot for a Day, Sept. 20, 2019, at Yokota A... More
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon, Civil Air Patrol
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon, Civil Air Patrol Squadron superintendent, tries on a survival vest during the Pilot for a Day program, Aug. 7, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. As part of the experience, ... More
Col. Derek Stuart, 14th Operations Group commander,
Col. Derek Stuart, 14th Operations Group commander, gives Aubrey Armstrong, a Pilot for a Day, a plaque with her picture June 25, 2019, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Aubrey received various coins, unit patc... More
Reserve Citizen Airmen with Youngstown Air Reserve
Reserve Citizen Airmen with Youngstown Air Reserve Station and Donovan Stringer, an honorary 2nd Lt. and Pilot for a Day, pose for a photo after a high-speed taxi along the runway on July 26, 2019, here. String... More
Ashley Chicatelli, a registered nurse at Akron Children’s
Ashley Chicatelli, a registered nurse at Akron Children’s Hospital, holds up a parachute cord for honorary Donovan Stringer, an honorary 2nd Lt. and the 910th AW’s 66th Pilot for a Day honoree, on July 26, 2019... More
Aircrew of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the
Aircrew of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron and Joey DeGrella, Pilot for a Day program participant, fly over the Chubu region, Japan, Sept. 20, 2019. In being selected Pilot for a D... More
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon (right), Civil
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon (right), Civil Air Patrol Squadron superintendent, listens to a brief from 1st Lt. Alex Atwood (left), 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, during the Pilot f... More
Dana Morgan, honorary Pilot for a Day, smiles after
Dana Morgan, honorary Pilot for a Day, smiles after a ride in a fire truck with U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Scully, 355th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., ... More
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon (right), Civil
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon (right), Civil Air Patrol Squadron superintendent, and 1st Lt. Alex Atwood (left), 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, pose for a photo in front of a C-130 d... More
Brooke Ibi, Ethan's mother, watches as her son, Ethan
Brooke Ibi, Ethan's mother, watches as her son, Ethan Ibi, pilot for a day, spray a firefirghters water hose March 9, 2018, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 33rd Fighter Wing hosted Ethan Ibi and his family fo... More
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon, Civil Air Patrol
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon, Civil Air Patrol Squadron superintendent, listens to a mission brief during the Pilot for a Day program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 7, 2020. As Pilot for a Day, Deleon... More
Mason "Masonic" Mullen experiences air crew parachute
Mason "Masonic" Mullen experiences air crew parachute simulation, as he is honored as a C-130H Hercules Pilot for a Day in Mansfield, Ohio, July 28, 2016. The 13 year old from Shelby, Ohio, was diagnosed with S... More
Chief Master Sgt. Robert Cross, 103rd Civil Engineer
Chief Master Sgt. Robert Cross, 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief, fits his helmet on Jadiel Aponte, 103rd Airlift Wing honorary Pilot for a Day, during the wing’s annual Pilot for a Day event at Bradley... More
The 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron hosted 9-year-old
The 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron hosted 9-year-old Dana Morgan as an honorary Pilot for a Day at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 14, 2014. (U.S. Air Force Photo story and Illustration by Airman 1s... More
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon, Civil Air Patrol
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon, Civil Air Patrol Squadron superintendent, looks at the wall of past 36th Airlift Squadron pilots during the Pilot for a Day program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 7, 2020... More
Airman First Class Vanessa Pauly, maintainer, helps
Airman First Class Vanessa Pauly, maintainer, helps Ayden Houston marshall the C-130H Hercules after being named an honorary "Pilot for a Day" as part of a special event, Sept. 15, 2019, at the 179th Airlift Wi... More
U.S. Air Force fire protection airmen from the New
U.S. Air Force fire protection airmen from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing show 9-year-old Jackson Sheppard their fire suppression system at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., M... More
179th Airlift Wing Commander, Col. James R. Camp, escorts
179th Airlift Wing Commander, Col. James R. Camp, escorts Agustin "AGU" Cal as a special package is air dropped for him while he is being honored as a C-130H Hercules "Pilot for a Day" in Mansfield, Ohio, Sept.... More
Two U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons from the
Two U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing take off from Atlantic City International Airport, N.J. on May 7, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by T... More
Second Lt. Charles Newman, 436th Operations Support
Second Lt. Charles Newman, 436th Operations Support Squadron, shows Dalton Padgett the Radar Approach Control room during his Pilot for a Day tour Mar. 3, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Padgett was able to... More
Dalton Padgett and members of the 436th Security Forces
Dalton Padgett and members of the 436th Security Forces Squadron apprehend an assailant during a training exercise Mar. 3, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Padgett got to meet and train with military working... More
Huw Bradwell, honorary pilot for a day, shakes hands
Huw Bradwell, honorary pilot for a day, shakes hands with Col. Kerry Gentry, wing commander, as his father, Chris, and other unit members look on during his visit to the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air Natio... More
Darlene Daspit-Pohl, Aircraft Survival and Flight Equipment
Darlene Daspit-Pohl, Aircraft Survival and Flight Equipment supervisor, helps Jorge Ortiz, a 10-year-old recovering from cancer, try on a flight helmet during his tour of the 560th Flying Training Squadron Dec.... More
Ian Straight, a 12-year-old from Lancaster, Ohio, looks
Ian Straight, a 12-year-old from Lancaster, Ohio, looks out of the over wing hatch of a KC-135 Stratotanker during the pilot for a day program March 19, 2015, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. The ... More
179th Airlift Wing Commander, Col. James R. Camp, gives
179th Airlift Wing Commander, Col. James R. Camp, gives the "Pilot of the Day Oath" to Agustin "AGU" Cal as he is being honored as a C-130H Hercules "Pilot for a Day" in Mansfield, Ohio, Sept. 27, 2016. Agustin... More
William Paap, 33rd Fighter Wing pilot for a day, reacts
William Paap, 33rd Fighter Wing pilot for a day, reacts to hearing pilots speaking on the air traffic control tower's radio Nov. 20, 2018, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Pilot For A Day program aims to give ... More
First Lt. Audrey McCabe escorts Haley and Zachary Tyrrell
First Lt. Audrey McCabe escorts Haley and Zachary Tyrrell back to a shuttle bus Feb. 18 during Haley’s “Pilot for a Day” tour at Joint-Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. “Pilot for a Day” is a program that allows childr... More
Master Sgt. Jason Amert, aircraft mechanic, washes
Master Sgt. Jason Amert, aircraft mechanic, washes a C-130H Hercules, Nov. 19, 2019, at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio. The Maintenance Group is tasked with these extensive washings which require a gre... More
Aubrey Armstrong, her parents, an instructor pilot
Aubrey Armstrong, her parents, an instructor pilot and members of the 14th Operations Group, stand in front of the Control Tower June 25, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Aubrey went to the top of the Co... More
Chief Master Sgt. James Traficante, 103rd Airlift Wing
Chief Master Sgt. James Traficante, 103rd Airlift Wing command chief, presents the 103rd Airlift Wing commander and command chief’s coin to Jadiel Aponte, 103rd Airlift Wing honorary Pilot for a Day, during the... More
Kwami Penty and his family walk through a 1st Helicopter
Kwami Penty and his family walk through a 1st Helicopter Squadron hangar as part of the “Pilot for a Day” program at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 6, 2016. Visiting the helicopter unit was one of many activitie... More
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Aug. 21, 2019) - Two B-52H
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Aug. 21, 2019) - Two B-52H Stratofortress' from the 20th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, fly over Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi. The B-52Hs flew in a format... More
Joey DeGrella, Yokota High School senior and Junior
Joey DeGrella, Yokota High School senior and Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. class commander, is given a mission brief by 1st Lt. Christopher Gullo, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, dur... More
Senior Airman Logan Mullen (right), 374th Operations
Senior Airman Logan Mullen (right), 374th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, shows Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon (left), Civil Air Patrol Squadron superintendent, the diffe... More
Tech. Sgt. Corie Hudson, 355th Maintenance Operations
Tech. Sgt. Corie Hudson, 355th Maintenance Operations Squadron weapons standardization lead crew, gives Abrium Reyes and his family a certificate making them an honorary load crew during the Pilot for a Day pro... More
Esmeralda Quinonez-Jauregui, 11-year-old leukemia survivor,
Esmeralda Quinonez-Jauregui, 11-year-old leukemia survivor, sits in the cockpit of a KC-135 Statotanker Simulator, June 27, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Esmeralda and her family toured the base with ... More
Carolyn Shaffer, Pilot for a Day participant, poses
Carolyn Shaffer, Pilot for a Day participant, poses in a hangar at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 28, 2017. To honor and highlight Shaffer’s battle against cancer, JBA teamed up with the Check-6 Foundation, a l... More
Ethan Ibi, pilot for a day, poses for his picture March
Ethan Ibi, pilot for a day, poses for his picture March 9, 2018, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 33rd Fighter Wing hosted Ethan Ibi and his family for the "Pilot for a day" program. (U.S. Air Force photo by A... More
Andrew "Gunner" Jolly, Pilot For A Day, 138th Fighter
Andrew "Gunner" Jolly, Pilot For A Day, 138th Fighter Wing's newest Top Gun, receives his own tool box by the Maintenance Squadron at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, Feb 27, 2018. The Pilot For A Day p... More
Military children show off their flight chants during
Military children show off their flight chants during the sixth annual Operation Kids event at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2014. Operation Kids is a simulated deployed exercise for kids to help them un... More
Carver Faull (right) explores the buttons in the cockpit
Carver Faull (right) explores the buttons in the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster III with 1st Lt. Brit Reuscher, 4th Airlift Squadron C-17 pilot, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2015. Carver spent t... More
AJ Cucksey gets assistance with his protective vest
AJ Cucksey gets assistance with his protective vest from Staff Sgt. Cody Watson and Master Sgt. Mark Curry of the 134th Security Forces Squadron at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard base July 10th. AJ "Cuckoo" Cu... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adam Osmola, firefighter
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adam Osmola, firefighter from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, helps Mason Hicks spray a fire hose on June 18, 2015. "Mase the Ace," who suffered burns on ... More
Nine-year-old Jackson Sheppard poses in his flight
Nine-year-old Jackson Sheppard poses in his flight suit and helmet in front of a New Jersey Air National Guard F-16C Fighting Falcon at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J. on May 7, 2014. Sheppard, fro... More
C-130J Super Hercules aircrew assigned to the 36th
C-130J Super Hercules aircrew assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron and Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon, Civil Air Patrol Squadron superintendent, begin take-off procedures during the Pilot for a Day prog... More
Ayden Houston steps out of a C-130H Hercules after
Ayden Houston steps out of a C-130H Hercules after touring the aircraft as part of being named an honorary "Pilot for a Day" during a special event, Sept. 15, 2019, at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio. T... More
Mason "Masonic" Mullen gets a ride in the 179th Airlift
Mason "Masonic" Mullen gets a ride in the 179th Airlift Wing fire trucks as he is honored as a C-130H Hercules Pilot for a Day in Mansfield, Ohio, July 28, 2016. The 13 year old from Shelby, Ohio, was diagnosed... More
Aubrey Armstrong, her parents and pilots from the 41st
Aubrey Armstrong, her parents and pilots from the 41st Flying Training Squadron stand in front of a T-6 Texan II June 25, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Aubrey spent the day with the pilots and, she go... More
Joey DeGrella, Yokota High School senior and Junior
Joey DeGrella, Yokota High School senior and Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. class commander, poses for a photo after changing into a flight suit with his very own name tapes during the 36th Airlift Squa... More
Joey DeGrella, Yokota High School senior and Junior
Joey DeGrella, Yokota High School senior and Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. class commander, places his name tapes onto a flight suit before changing prior to DeGrella becoming an honorary Pilot for a D... More
Military children do jumping jacks during the sixth
Military children do jumping jacks during the sixth annual Operation Kids event at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2014. Operation Kids is a simulated deployed exercise for kids to help them understand the... More
Blake Boyer talks to the 436th Air Traffic Control
Blake Boyer talks to the 436th Air Traffic Control tower from a C-17 Globemaster III during his visit to Team Dover Oct. 26, 2015, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Blake was one of two honorary pilots during the f... More
Huw Bradwell, honorary pilot for a day, tries out his
Huw Bradwell, honorary pilot for a day, tries out his hearing protection at the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., prior to watching some F-16 fighter jets take off... More
Military children yell out chants during a youth football
Military children yell out chants during a youth football camp at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 29, 2015. The camp ran by ProCamps Worldwide, specialized in football fundamentals, with campers receiving inst... More
Joey DeGrella, center, Yokota High School senior and
Joey DeGrella, center, Yokota High School senior and Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. class commander, is given a mission brief during the Pilot for a Day program, Sept. 20, 2019, at Yokota Air Base, Japa... More
Huw Bradwell, honorary pilot for a day, sits in an
Huw Bradwell, honorary pilot for a day, sits in an airfield operations vehicle and watches F-16 Fighting Falcons prepare for takeoff during his visit to the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, in... More
Crew chiefs from the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey
Crew chiefs from the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, prepare F-16 Fighting Falcons for takeoff in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., April 16, 2013. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley)
Dominykas Vališaukas jumps out of a Lithuanian air
Dominykas Vališaukas jumps out of a Lithuanian air force C-27J Spartan during the "Pilot for a Day" event at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, April 4, 2014. "Pilot for a Day" gives local children with serious illn... More
Caden Carbajal, 714th Training Squadron pilot for a
Caden Carbajal, 714th Training Squadron pilot for a day, Eli Carbajal, Caden’s brother, and Amanda Carbajal, Caden’s mother, stand in front of the C-130J with Caden’s name on it at Little Rock Air Force Base, A... More
AJ Cucksey poses in the jet intake on a KC-135 Stratotanker
AJ Cucksey poses in the jet intake on a KC-135 Stratotanker at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard base July 10th. AJ "Cuckoo" Cucksey is the first child to participate in the 134th ARW's 'Pilot for a Day' program,... More
Senior Airman Kyle Engasser, 384th ARS boom operator,
Senior Airman Kyle Engasser, 384th ARS boom operator, helps Esmeralda Quinonez-Jauregui, 11-year-old leukemia survivor and honorary ‘Pilot for a Day,’ simulate in-flight refueling in an use a KC-135 Stratotanke... More
The 121st Air Refueling Wing hosted 15-year-old Chase
The 121st Air Refueling Wing hosted 15-year-old Chase Fulmer and his family for its Pilot for a Day program July 27, 2017, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. The program is conducted periodically by... More
Capt. Patrick Eden, 334th Fighter Squadron pilot, helps
Capt. Patrick Eden, 334th Fighter Squadron pilot, helps Dylan Bolles-Prasse navigate the skies on an F-15E Strike Eagle simulator, March 12, 2018, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. During the simu... More
Mason Hicks is shown equipment used by firefighters
Mason Hicks is shown equipment used by firefighters at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base's fire station on June 18, 2015. "Mase the Ace," who suffered burns on 90 percent of his body, was honored at New... More
Maj. Jennifer Giovannetti, 359th Aerospace Medicine
Maj. Jennifer Giovannetti, 359th Aerospace Medicine Squadron night vision goggle academic instructor course and aerospace and operational physiology flight commander, speaks to Jared Stadler, 560th Flying Train... More
Carolyn Shaffer, Pilot for a Day participant, sits
Carolyn Shaffer, Pilot for a Day participant, sits in a UH-1N Huey helicopter at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 28, 2017. To honor and highlight Carolyn’s battle against cancer, JBA teamed up with the Check-6 F... More
Mason "Masonic" Mullen was honored as a C-130H Hercules
Mason "Masonic" Mullen was honored as a C-130H Hercules Pilot for a Day in Mansfield, Ohio, July 28, 2016. The 13 year old from Shelby, Ohio, was diagnosed with Stargardt's Disease, an inherited retinal disease... More
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon, Civil Air Patrol
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon, Civil Air Patrol Squadron superintendent, watches C-130J Super Hercules fly overhead after the Pilot for a Day program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 7, 2020. As Pilot fo... More
Staff Sgt. Josh Ensman, Aircrew Flight Equipment, shows
Staff Sgt. Josh Ensman, Aircrew Flight Equipment, shows Ayden Houston the pilots helmet after being named an honorary "Pilot for a Day" as part of a special event, Sept. 15, 2019, at the 179th Airlift Wing, Man... More
Maj. Jerry Rutland, 403rd Wing chief pilot, escorts
Maj. Jerry Rutland, 403rd Wing chief pilot, escorts Jon Bryant “JB” Orso to a WC-130J Super Hercules during the 403rd Wing’s first Pilot for a Day event April 26, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Orso, who s... More