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191108-F-YQ806-075

Retired Capt. Guy Gruters, a former F-100 Super Sabre pilot and prisoner of war, and Jeanine Sijan, Air Force Capt. Lance Sijan's sister, answered questions from the audience consisting of Airmen and Air Force civilians during the showing of a documentary film of Sijan's captivity called “SIJAN: A Quest for Freedom” Nov. 7, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Capt. Sijan is the only Congressional Medal of Honor recipient alumni of the U.S. Air Force Academy was forced to eject from his fighter jet over Laos. He was on his 52nd combat mission. He faced severe injuries, including several broken bones. But for 46 days, he managed to evade enemies with little food or water. Sijan was eventually captured and tortured as a Prisoner of War. He attempted to escape several times but was recaptured and beaten. The last person who saw him alive was Air Force Captain Guy Gruters.
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191108-F-YQ806-075

Retired Capt. Guy Gruters, a former F-100 Super Sabre pilot and prisoner of war, and Jeanine Sijan, Air Force Capt. Lance Sijan's sister, answered questions from the audience consisting of Airmen and Air Force civilians during the showing of a documentary film of Sijan's captivity called “SIJAN: A Quest for Freedom” Nov. 7, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Capt. Sijan is the only Congressional Medal of Honor recipient alumni of the U.S. Air Force Academy was forced to eject from his fighter jet over Laos. He was on his 52nd combat mission. He faced severe injuries, including several broken bones. But for 46 days, he managed to evade enemies with little food or water. Sijan was eventually captured and tortured as a Prisoner of War. He attempted to escape several times but was recaptured and beaten. The last person who saw him alive was Air Force Captain Guy Gruters.
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191108-F-YQ806-075

Retired Capt. Guy Gruters, a former F-100 Super Sabre pilot and prisoner of war, serves as the reviewing official during a U.S. Air Force basic military graduation Nov. 8, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Gruters was an F-100 pilot for more than 20 years and spent more than five of those years as POW in a Vietnam internment camp. His decorations include more than thirty combat awards, including two Silver Stars, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star Medal for Valor, the POW Medal, a Presidential Unit Citation and 20 Air Medals.
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191108-F-YQ806-075

Retired Capt. Guy Gruters, a former F-100 Super Sabre pilot and prisoner of war, serves as the reviewing official during a U.S. Air Force basic military graduation Nov. 8, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Gruters was an F-100 pilot for more than 20 years and spent more than five of those years as POW in a Vietnam internment camp. His decorations include more than thirty combat awards, including two Silver Stars, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star Medal for Valor, the POW Medal, a Presidential Unit Citation and 20 Air Medals.
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Halloween at BEAST

Dawson Curry picks a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch. The 37th Training Wing hosted a Halloween at BEAST event for Airmen and family and friends of the Warhawk team to celebrate the Halloween season.
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Halloween at BEAST

Col Jason Janaros, 37th Training Wing commander, hands out candy to Airmen and their families with his wife, Leslie Janaros. The 37 TRW hosted a Halloween at BEAST event for Airmen and family and friends of the Warhawk team to celebrate the Halloween season.
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Halloween at BEAST

Airman 1st Class Frances Guidroz, 343rd Training Squadron, paints a stencil onto Daniela Adame, age 10. A1C Guidroz estimates hundreds of children lined up to have their faces painted. The 37th Training Wing hosted a Halloween at BEAST event for Airmen and family and friends of the Warhawk team to celebrate the Halloween season.
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HOLIDAY BLOOD

Blood donations often decline during the holidays when busy schedules, holiday travel and seasonal illnesses can make it more difficult for donors to make and keep blood donation appointment. But the need for blood doesn't get a break for the holiday season.
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111122-F-GF478-1034

An Airman quickly backs away from flames produced during a turkey fryer fire demonstration. In less than five seconds, flames completely engulfed the pot and the supporting structure, representing the severity of what can happen when someone attempts to fry a turkey that has not been fully thawed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marissa Tucker)
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AF ART

The contest, part of the Air Force’s arts and crafts program managed by AFSVC, runs through Nov. 30, and is open to all authorized patrons of Air Force morale, welfare and recreation programs.
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343 VETDAY 19-11-22

Staff Sgt. Victor Medina-Ornelas, 343rd Training Squadron Block One Instructor, shakes the hand of a veteran at a Veterans Day ceremony at Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation in San Antonio Nov. 8.
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343 VETDAY 19-11-22

Staff Sgt. Bradley Rayburn, Staff Sgt. Victor Medina-Ornelas and Tech. Sgt. Caleb Hoferman, 343rd Training Squadron Block One Instructors, pose for a photo with a veteran at a Veterans Day ceremony at Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation in San Antonio Nov. 8.
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343 VETDAY 19-11-22

Chaplain Albert Owens, the event emcee, gives Tech. Sgt. Caleb Hoferman, 343rd Training Squadron Block One Instructor, a certificate to present to a veteran at a Veterans Day ceremony at Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation in San Antonio Nov. 8.
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343 VETDAY 19-11-22

Staff Sgt. Bradley Rayburn, 343rd Training Squadron Block One Instructor, shakes the hand of a veteran as he distributes certificates during a Veterans Day ceremony at Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation in San Antonio Nov. 8.
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340th FTG welcomes group's first airman basic, honors USAF heroes

Col. Allen Duckworth (left), 340th Flying Training Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Scott Goetze (right), 340th FTG superintendent, pose for a post-graduation photo with Airman Basic Kevin Rios Rivera following his Nov. 8 graduation from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Rivera is the group's newest member and first ever airman basic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Debbie Gildea)
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340th FTG welcomes group's first airman basic, honors USAF heroes

Chief Master Sgt. Scott Goetze (left), 340th Flying Training Group superintendent, and Lt. Col. Chris Victoria, 433rd Training Squadron commander, congratulate Airman Basic Kevin Rios Rivera on his graduation from basic military training. Airman Rios Rivera is the 340th FTG's newest member, and the first airman basic ever assigned to the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Debbie Gildea)
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340th FTG welcomes group's first airman basic, honors USAF heroes

Members of the 340th Flying Training Group and 433rd Training Squadron pose for a post-graduation photo with Airman Basic Kevin Rios Rivera and his parents following his Nov. 8 graduation from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Rivera is the group's newest member and first ever airman basic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Debbie Gildea
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340th FTG welcomes group's first airman basic, honors USAF heroes

Retired Air Force Capt. Guy Gruters, Vietnam era prisoner of war, salutes basic military training graduates during the Nov. 8 BMT graduation parade held at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The captain was graduation parade reviewing official. (U.S. Air Force photo by Debbie Gildea)
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340th FTG welcomes group's first airman basic, honors USAF heroes

Col. Michael S. Newsom, 737th Training Group commander (left), and 737th TRG superintendent Chief Master Sgt. Lee Hoover watch the Nov. 8 basic military training graduation parade with their distinguished guests from the 340th Flying Training Group, including Schertz, Texas Mayor Michael Carpenter, 340th FTG honorary commander; Col. Allen Duckworth, 340th FTG commander; and Chief Master Sgt. Scott Goetze, 340th FTG superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Debbie Gildea)
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340th FTG welcomes group's first airman basic, honors USAF heroes

Prior to the Nov. 8 basic military graduation parade at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, BMT honored the military training instructors nominated for MTI of the year, including Reserve Citizen Airmen Tech. Sgt. Christina Rapolla, 433rd Training Squadron, second from the right. (U.S. Air Force photo by Debbie Gildea)
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