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Above the battlefield: Untold story of 92-year-old Vietnam War pilot

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Hank Lavery, a Vietnam War veteran, posed for a photo on a club sailboat at the Capital Cove Marina on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Aug. 20, 2024. Hank joined the Pentagon Sailing Club in 1996, where he taught members how to fix and maintain sailboat engines, and started the sailboat racing program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Geneva Nguyen)
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Above the battlefield: Untold story of 92-year-old Vietnam War pilot

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Hank Lavery, a Vietnam War veteran, looks at the current boats tied up on the dock at the Capital Cove Marina on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Aug. 20, 2024. Hank served in the U.S. Air Force for 22 years as a pilot, during which he operated numerous aircraft including T-37 Tweet, B-25 Mitchell, B-47 Stratojet, KC-135 Stratotanker and C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Geneva Nguyen)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Wayne Lufkins, flight instructor for the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, holds his native “Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate” flag on the Ceremonial Lawn on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Oct. 25, 2024. SWO is a tribe of Dakota Sioux people who live on the Lake Traverse Reservation in North Dakota and South Dakota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shanel Toussaint)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Wayne Lufkins, flight instructor for the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, instructs a flight of Airmen and Guardians on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. Oct. 25, 2024. Lufkins grew up just outside of the nation’s largest reservation, Navajo Nation, and he is proud of his Navajo and Dakota Sioux heritage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shanel Toussaint)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Wayne Lufkins, flight instructor for the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, marches a flight in front of Dickens Hall on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Oct. 25, 2024. Lufkins’ grandfather, George "Willie" Boyd Sr., served as a code talker during World War II and was awarded the Congressional Silver Medal in 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shanel Toussaint)
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Total force team effort: Close collaboration ensures exceptional care

A U.S. Marine Corps carry team carries a training transfer case to an awaiting transfer vehicle during a dignified transfer ground training at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 25, 2024. Joint training also fosters collaboration unlike any other training scenario involving the mission as they spend time working hand-in-hand with AFMAO’s members who carry out the sacred mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jayden Ford)
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Total force team effort: Close collaboration ensures exceptional care

Airmen from Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations and members of the U.S. Marine Corps carry team discuss as a group after a dignified transfer ground training at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 25, 2024. Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations conducts monthly ground training in which carry teams from across the Department of Defense are invited to Dover Air Force Base where they receive crucial hands-on experience with the mission in scenarios that closely mimic what they would see during the dignified transfer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jayden Ford)
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Total force team effort: Close collaboration ensures exceptional care

Capt. Roxanne Paleo, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations dignified transfer officer in charge, renders a salute as a U.S. Marine Corps carry team lifts a training transfer case during a dignified transfer ground training at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 25, 2024. Joint training also fosters collaboration unlike any other training scenario involving the mission as they spend time working hand-in-hand with AFMAO’s members who carry out the sacred mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jayden Ford)
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Total force team effort: Close collaboration ensures exceptional care

Lance Cpl. Joshua Viers, Headquarters and Services Company Dover dignified transfer carry team member, waits as a training transfer case is secured in a transfer vehicle during a dignified transfer ground training at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 25, 2024. Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations conducts monthly ground training in which carry teams from across the Department of Defense are invited to Dover Air Force Base where they receive crucial hands-on experience with the mission in scenarios that closely mimic what they would see during the dignified transfer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jayden Ford)
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Total force team effort: Close collaboration ensures exceptional care

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jared Middleton, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations plans and programs division chief, and members of the U.S. Marine Corps carry team stand at attention during a dignified transfer ground training at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 25, 2024. Joint training fosters collaboration unlike any other training scenario involving the mission as they spend time working hand-in-hand with AFMAO’s members who carry out the sacred mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jayden Ford)
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Total force team effort: Close collaboration ensures exceptional care

Lance Cpl. Iyer Ramakrishna, Headquarters and Services Company Dover dignified transfer carry team member, waits as a training transfer case is secured in a transfer vehicle during a dignified transfer ground training at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 25, 2024. The training ensures every member is prepared for any variable and can familiarize themselves with the environment in which an actual dignified transfer will take place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jayden Ford)
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Total force team effort: Close collaboration ensures exceptional care

A U.S. Marine Corps carry team carries a training transfer case to an awaiting transfer vehicle during a dignified transfer ground training at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 25, 2024. The training ensures every member is prepared for any variable and can familiarize themselves with the environment in which an actual dignified transfer will take place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jayden Ford)
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Total force team effort: Close collaboration ensures exceptional care

A U.S. Marine Corps carry team marches up the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III during a dignified transfer ground training at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 25, 2024. Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations conducts monthly ground training in which carry teams from across the Department of Defense are invited to Dover Air Force Base where they receive crucial hands-on experience with the mission in scenarios that closely mimic what they would see during the dignified transfer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jayden Ford)
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Through the lens of resilience: How a historian confronts vision challenges

Meaghan M. Kacmarcik, 316th Wing deputy historian, gets her service dog, Charlie, ready to guide her to a meeting in the Jones Building at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 24, 2024. Charlie has been serving Kacmarcik since her sophomore year of college to help her navigate due to vision loss caused by Stargardt disease, a genetic eye disorder. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Griffith)
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Through the lens of resilience: How a historian confronts vision challenges

Charlie, Meaghan M. Kacmarcik’s service dog, guides her through the Jones Building at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 24, 2024. Kacmarcik, who has been the 316th Wing deputy historian since January 2024, was diagnosed with Stargardt disease when she was 10 years old, and it has left her with vision impairment to this day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Griffith)
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Through the lens of resilience: How a historian confronts vision challenges

Meaghan M. Kacmarcik, 316th Wing deputy historian, and her service dog, Charlie, visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial on March 18, 2023, in France. Kacmarcik wrote a biography on Army Pfc. Stanley M. Miesowicz, who is buried at the cemetery, as part of a college course project that helped her get through a tough situation in her life. (Courtesy photo)
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Through the lens of resilience: How a historian confronts vision challenges

Meaghan M. Kacmarcik, 316th Wing deputy historian, uses a video magnifier device to view items for historical documentation at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 24, 2024. Due to vision loss caused by Stargardt disease, Kacmarcik uses technology to aid in her work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Griffith)
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Through the lens of resilience: How a historian confronts vision challenges

Meaghan M. Kacmarcik, 316th Wing deputy historian, who was diagnosed with a visual impairment disease when she was 10, uses ZoomText Fusion to magnify text on her computer at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 24, 2024. Her passion for history has helped her overcome obstacles she has encountered because of her vision impairment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Griffith)
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Through the lens of resilience: How a historian confronts vision challenges

Meaghan M. Kacmarcik, the 316th Wing deputy historian, stands in front of a display showcasing the wing’s history in the Jones Building at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 24, 2024. After joining the historian office in January 2024, Kacmarcik has used her passion for history to uncover, research and archive key moments within the 316th Wing and Joint Base Andrews. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Griffith)
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Through the lens of resilience: How a historian confronts vision challenges

Meaghan M. Kacmarcik, 316th Wing deputy historian, uses her phone to magnify labels on archival material at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 24, 2024. Due to vision loss caused by Stargardt disease, Kacmarcik uses technology to aid in her work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Griffith)
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