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17 September 1908 -The first U.S.military member to die in an airplane accident. (Cuertesy Photo)


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17 September 1908 -The first U.S.military member to die in an airplane accident. (Cuertesy Photo)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric Roman, a knowledge management technician with the 747th Communications Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, troubleshoots network issues for the commander’s staff during Key Resolve 2017 at Osan Air Base, ROK, March 22, 2017. From creating launch manuals to storing and disposing of high-level documents, knowledge operations managers care for the flow, distribution, life cycle and disposal of communications and information integral to air, space and cyberspace operations that support the warfighter at home and abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeffrey Fujita, a knowledge management technician with the 7th Air Force Combined Battle Watch at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, bottom, and Senior Airman Eric Roman, a knowledge management technician with the 747th Communications Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, top, troubleshoot network issues for the commander’s staff during Key Resolve 2017 at Osan Air Base, ROK, March 22, 2017. Responsible for the coordination and distribution of information and data, knowledge management specialists play a critical role in every department of the Air Force and are vital to command and control exercises such as Key Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Autumn Lockard, a client systems technician with the 747th Communications Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, right, assists U.S. Navy Cmdr. Kevin Billings, a naval liaison officer with the 7th Fleet at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, left, with a communications trouble ticket during Key Resolve 2017 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 22, 2017. Computers and technology continue to be an integral part of nearly every aspect of Key Resolve. Providing the Air Component Command with communications networking expertise, client systems specialists ensure that all computer hardware and software function correctly at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Republic of Korea Air Force Capt. Sangbo Min, a search and rescue duty officer, left, and ROKAF Senior Airman Seung Hwan Kowith, an interpreter, center, both with the ROKAF Airlift and Rescue Branch, pose for a photo with U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Mary Daughenbaugh, right, with the 566th Intelligence Squadron at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, during Key Resolve 2017 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 21, 2017. These Airmen work side-by-side with other combat search and rescue specialists participating in the annual command and control exercise called Key Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ivan Cooper, right, and Republic of Korea Air Force 1st Lt. Jaewon Yoo with the Osan Weather Squadron, left, discuss the day’s weather before preparing their combined slides and briefing for the general during Key Resolve at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 20, 2017. Weather forecasts are critical as countless factors can contribute to the outcome of a mission. Weather specialists keep a constant watch over the forecast and conditions that can affect the safety of pilots and aircrew. These experts utilize the latest technology to predict weather patterns, prepare forecasts and communicate weather information to commanders and pilots so that every mission goes as planned. Cooper is with the 15th Operations Support Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Fredrick Millar, left, talks airlift strategy with Royal Australian Air Force Flt. Lt. Kyle Hornberg, right center, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Kyle Tobin, right, as Republic of Korea Air Force 2nd Lt. Dongjo Kim, left center, takes notes for sharing with ROKAF airlift counterparts in the Korean Air Operations Center’s Air Mobility Division during Key Resolve 2017 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 22, 2017. The four work together in the AMD ensuring timely airlift support, communication and execution for all Key Resolve missions. Millar is the assistant director of operations and airlift control team member with the 349th Air Mobility Operations Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, California. Hornberg is the Air Mobility Division Multinational Coordination Center liaison officer with the Air Mobility Control Center at Royal Australian Air Force Base Richmond, Australia, Tobin is with the 621st Air Mobility Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and Kim is an interpreting officer with the Air Component Command’s join plans and coordination division at Osan AB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Royal Australian Air Force Flt. Lt. Kyle Hornberg, left, Republic of Korea Air Force 2nd Lt. Dongjo Kim, center, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Kyle Tobin, right, pose for a photo near their workstations in the Korean Air Operations Center at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 22, 2017. The three work together in the Air Mobility Division ensuring timely airlift support for all Key Resolve 2017 missions. Hornberg is the Air Mobility Division Multinational Coordination Center liaison officer with the Air Mobility Control Center at Royal Australian Air Force Base Richmond, Australia, Kim is an interpreting officer with the Air Component Command’s join plans and coordination division at Osan AB, and Tobin is with the 621st Air Mobility Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Vincent Collier, an administration journeyman with the 7th Air Force at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, looks out over Seoul, ROK, from the Namsan Seoul Tower during a cultural heritage tour in Seoul, ROK, March 18, 2017. Collier joined 60 other U.S. service members who volunteered for the chance to experience their host nation from a different perspective. The group visited the War Memorial of Korea, a traditional Korean restaurant and the Namsan Seoul Tower. The tower has become a symbol of Seoul and a popular tourist attraction for the last 40 years by both domestic and international tourists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
At 1,575 feet above sea level, the Namsan Seoul Tower is the first tower-type tourism spot in Korea with views as far as the eye can see and pictured here its shadow extends well beyond the base into the surrounding park and forest in Seoul, Republic of Korea, March 18, 2017. A group of 60 U.S. service members assigned to Key Resolve 2017 hiked the steep hill hoping to get a glimpse of the ROK’s capital on a first-ever tour to Seoul where they experienced the Korean culture first-hand. The tower is Korea’s first general radio wave tower. It was built to promote the future of broadcasting and the tourism industry. It combines a broadcast tower and an observatory which embodies traditional Korean design. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
When war broke out in Korea, the international community was outraged by the North Korean attack. This indoor exhibit at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, Republic of Korea, March 18, 2017, honors the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to a people they barely knew and a country they’d never visited. Every part of the world including Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Oceania packed their military gear to fight for peace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Malo Jones , an administration craftsman home stationed at Headquarters Air Force at the Pentagon in the District of Columbia, snaps a photo with his smartphone of a U.S. soldier and a North Korean girl framed in time by the black and white portrait from the Korean War at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, Republic of Korea, March 18, 2017. A plaque just below this photo entitled, “War and Love,” reads, “There was love among soldiers even in the war. There was humanitarianism in the bloody battlefield where enemies and allies fought for their lives. In the terrifying battlefield where life and death intersected, they fought relying on their love for families, religious beliefs and trust of fellow soldiers. And when someone was injured, regardless of whether the person was friend or foe, as human beings they took care of the person. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
U.S. service members assigned to Key Resolve 2017 take a moment to look over a wall of black and white photos highlighting the sacrifice veterans from 16 United Nations sending states made for a people they barely knew at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, Republic of Korea, March 18, 2017. A plaque at the center of the photos entitled, “War and Friendship,” reads, “When you face the uncertainty of life and death, the only people you could trust were their fellow soldiers in the battlefield.” The memorial depicts the immense bond U.N. and ROK soldiers felt during the war. A soldier’s battle buddy, regardless of nationality, became like family. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)