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ACC EMEDS team deploy to support hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 633rd Medical Group sit with family members saying their goodbyes before heading out to deploy at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Oct. 17, 2017. Approximately 90 Langley Air Force Base Airmen deployed as a global response force to provide expeditionary medical care to Puerto Rico residents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)
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Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Receives Silver Star

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander, Air Combat Command, provides remarks during the Silver Star medal presentation for retired Air Force Lt. Col. Gregory Thornton at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, June 30, 2017. Thornton received the metal for his actions on April 6, 2003 while supporting ‘Advance 33,’ the call sign for a ground forward air controller attached to Task Force 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor, during combat operations in Iraq. The Silver Star is the third highest medal for valor in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
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Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Receives Silver Star

Gen. Mike Holmes, commander, Air Combat Command, presents retired Air Force Lt. Col. Gregory Thornton with the Silver Star medal during a ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, June 30, 2017. Thornton received the Silver Star for his actions on April 6, 2003 while supporting ‘Advance 33,’ the call sign for a ground forward air controller attached to Task Force 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor, during combat operations in Iraq. The Silver Star is the third-highest combat decoration for gallantry in action that can be awarded to a member of the United States Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
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Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Receives Silver Star

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, commander, Air Combat Command, presents retired Air Force Lt. Col. Gregory Thornton with the Silver Star medal certificate during a ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, June 30, 2017. Thornton received the Silver Star for his actions on April 6, 2003 while supporting ‘Advance 33,’ the call sign for a ground forward air controller attached to Task Force 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor, during combat operations in Iraq. The Silver Star is the third-highest combat decoration for gallantry in action that can be awarded to a member of the United States Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
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Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Receives Silver Star

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gregory Thornton provides remarks after receiving the Silver Star medal during a ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, June 30, 2017. Thornton received the Silver Star for his actions on April 6, 2003 while supporting ‘Advance 33,’ the call sign for a ground forward air controller attached to Task Force 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor, during combat operations in Iraq. The Silver Star is the third-highest combat decoration for gallantry in action that can be awarded to a member of the United States Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
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Gen. Carlisle logs final flight

Blaise “Hawk Jr.” Murshid, grandson of U.S. Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle’s, commander of Air Combat Command, prepares to hose-down his grandfather after Carlisle’s final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2017. Hosing-down a pilot is a tradition that is a part of the final flight celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
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Gen. Carlisle logs final flight

Gillian, wife of U.S. Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle’s, commander of Air Combat Command, and their grandson, Blaise “Hawk Jr.” Murshid, await Carlisle’s arrival from his final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2017. Carlisle’s family, along with members of ACC, came out to celebrate his final flight as a U.S. Air Force Airman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
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Gen. Carlisle logs final flight

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeffrey Zimmerman, 78th Aircraft Maintenance Unit superintendent, gives U.S. Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, the thumbs-up during Carlisle’s final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2017.Carlisle commanded ACC during the historic announcement of the F-35A Lightning II and its initial operating capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
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Gen. Carlisle logs final flight

U.S. Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, as he prepares to takeoff on his final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2017. Carlisle commanded ACC Airmen who are the primary providers of air combat forces to America's warfighting commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
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Gen. Carlisle logs final flight

U.S. Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, prepares for his final flight in an F-15C Eagle at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2017. During Carlisle’s two year tour as the ACC commander, he was responsible for organizing, training, equipping and maintaining combat-ready forces for rapid deployment and employment while ensuring strategic air defense forces were ready to meet the challenges of peacetime air sovereignty and wartime defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
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Gen. Carlisle logs final flight

U.S. Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, greets U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeffrey Zimmerman, 75th Aircraft Maintenance Unit superintendent, assigned to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., before his final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2017. Zimmerman served as Carlisle’s former crew chief at Langley Air Force Base when they served together in the late 1990’s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Derek Seifert)
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Gen. Carlisle logs final flight

U.S. Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, poses with fellow pilots and his former crew chief, before his final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 10, 2017. Carlisle’s fini-flight culminated his more than 39 years of service to the U.S. Air Force and his country. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Derek Seifert)
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Gen. Carlisle logs final flight

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeffrey Zimmerman, 75th Aircraft Maintenance Unit superintendent, assigned to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., guides U.S. Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, as he prepares to takeoff on his final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2017. Carlisle has logged more than 3,600 flight hours in numerous air frames throughout his career. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Derek Seifert)
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Gen. Carlisle logs final flight

U.S. Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, is showered with water and champagne by his family and friends after taking his final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2017. Carlisle was the commander for ACC Airmen, who are the primary providers of air combat forces to America's warfighters. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Derek Seifert)
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Gen. Carlisle logs final flight

U.S. Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, goes over a preflight maintenance check with U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeffrey Zimmerman, 78th Aircraft Maintenance Unit superintendent, prior to his final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2017. Zimmerman was Carlisle’s first crew chief and was invited to lead the general’s final launch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
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Gen. Carlisle logs final flight

U.S. Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, is greeted by Airmen, his friends and family after taking his final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2017. Carlisle is a command pilot with more than 3,600 flying hours in combat and mobility aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
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Gen. Carlisle logs final flight

U.S. Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, taxis through fire trucks’ streams in an F-15C Eagle during his final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2017. The fini-flight is an Air Force tradition, dating back to World War II, that celebrates a pilot’s military career. (U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt. Natasha Stannard)
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Thunderbirds perform at March Air Reserve Base

Maj. Alex Turner, Thunderbird 6, performs a sneak pass over the crowd during the March Air Reserve Base Airfest "Thunder Over the Empire" air show at March ARB, Calif., April 17, 2016. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Boitz)
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Point of recovery

Zach Demers, an aerospace engineer, demonstrates the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS) in an F-16 flight simulator at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 18. Auto GCAS, which constantly compares the aircraft's speed and position to a digital terrain map and will automatically take control if it detects an imminent ground collision, is credited with saving the lives of four pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
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Point of recovery

Retired Col. Pete Mapes, a pilot-physician, was instrumental to the employment of the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS) in F-16 fighter jets across the Air Force. The Auto GCAS program had been shelved until Mapes discovered an error in the program data while at the Air Force Research Lab at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio in 2003. The system, which constantly compares the aircraft's speed and position to a digital terrain map and will automatically take control if it detects an imminent ground collision, is credited with saving the lives of four pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
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