Nine airmen participating in the Cope Tiger 06 exercise took a break from the operations to pay a visit to a local school in Nakhon Ratchaisma, Thailand. Every year, participating PACAF airmen raise donations for an adopted school, but this year, some of the airmen got to drop off the goods personally. MSgt. James Parris, a project officer from Hickam AFB, Hawaii said supplies this year included a refrigerator, an overhead projector, and several types of sports equipment.
Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost—a trailblazer and one of the first 10 women to reach a four-star rank across the U.S. military—retired and passed control of U.S. Transportation Command to Air Force Gen. Randall Reed on Oct. 4, finishing an eventful tenure at TRANSCOM.