All grown up

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Holly Mays holds her childhood passport, the earliest identification document she has in her possession. It was issued in 1974, not long after she was abandoned on the streets of South Korea at the age of 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/Released)

JSTARS launches

An E-8C Joint STARS takes off for a mission at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., June 14, 2012. Joint STARS is a command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform. (National Guard photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Roger Parsons/Released)

USAF 7 Summits Team

The USAF 7 Summits Challenge Team is dedicated to positively highlighting the US Air Force and honoring comrades who have fallen in the line of duty. Team members mark their accomplishments with memorial pushups, in honor of their fallen friends, on each summit. The team is not funded by or officially sponsored by the US Department of Defense or the US Air Force.

Mount Vinson

Air Force Maj. Rob Marshall skis down from the summit of Australia’s highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko, proudly displaying the Air Force flag in 2011. Martin, a V-22 Osprey pilot, will lead the team of Airmen who will attempt to climb Mount Everest in April 2013. (Courtesy photo)

Mount McKinley

Lt. Tim Gannon is promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant by Capt. Mark Uberuaga at their second camp on Mount McKinley in 2008. As the team climbed on, just a short distance from the summit, they were treated to a surprise other team members had arranged: a roaring visit from the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor. In April of 2013, the team will attempt to climb to the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. (Courtesy photo)

Mount Aconcagua

Members of the USAF 7 Summits Challenge Team trek to the top of Mount Aconcagua, South America in 2007. At 22, 840 ft., Mount Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas. In April of 2013, the team will attempt to climb to the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. (Courtesy photo)

Rock Climbing

Air Force Capt. Kyle "Husky" Martin trains for rock climbing in Iwate prefecture, Japan prior to Ama Dablam in 2012. Martin is wrapping up an 18-month training regimen and will soon join the rest of the USAF 7 Summits Challenge Team in Nepal as they prepare to climb Mt. Everest next month. (Courtesy photo)

Ama Dablam

Air Force Capt. Kyle "Husky" Martin gains the ridge of Ama Dablam during a trip to eastern Nepal in 2012. The main peak, which stands at 22,349 feet, is one of the most popular Himalayan Mountain climbs permitted to the public. Martin is an Air Force Academy graduate and now serves as the T-38 division chief for the 1st Operations Group at Langley Air Force Base, Va and will attempt to climb to the summit of Mount Everest in next month. (courtesy photo)

Langley Winds "Angels with Red Tails"

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"Angels with Red Tails"

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Talking with the TACPs

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, speaks with tactical air control party Airmen at Fort Polk, La., Jan. 24. TACP Airmen showcased their equipment they use for daily operations and when dropping bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joseph A. Pagán Jr./Released)

Green Flag's Gecko

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, exits a SA-8 Gecko surface-to-air missile system at Fort Polk, La., Jan. 24. Hostage was briefed on the capabilities and threat representations for a Green Flag exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joseph A. Pagán Jr./Released)