Airmen, key spouses make Valentine’s Day special for veterans

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexis Allen visits with a resident of The Pines during a Valentines for Veterans event in Goldsboro, N.C., Feb. 14, 2012. Allen participated in this event because she had grandparents who lived in an assisted living community and wanted a chance to interact with military retirees. Allen, 4th Comptroller Squadron budget and analysis technician, hails from Pickens, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tammie Moore/Release)

Airmen, key spouses make Valentine’s Day special for veterans

Sam Malpass visits with Harold Arthur at The Pines during a Valentines for Veterans event in Goldsboro, N.C., Feb. 14, 2012. Arthur, a resident, of The Pines is a World War II veteran. Malpass is a 4th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician and the wife of U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Blake Malpass, 4th Fighter Wing command chief. (U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Tammie Moore/Released)

Get it while its hot!

Senior Airman Maxwell McConnell and Airman 1st Class Spencer McGraw, both 4th Component Maintenance Squadron propulsion back shop mechanics, enjoy their breakfast at the Chief’s Group Pancake Breakfast at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Dec. 9, 2011. Airmen and civilians from around the base attended the pancake breakfast, which raised more than $2,000. McConnell is from Paducha, Ky., and McGraw hails from Birmingham, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marissa Tucker)

Get it while its hot!

Airman 1st Class Celeste Cozart searches for her ticket to give to Chief Master Sgt. Bianca Lindsey at the Chief’s Group Pancake breakfast at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Dec. 12, 2011. The breakfast began at 5:30 a.m. and more than 1,000 pancakes were served. Cozart is a 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron sheet metals technology technician from North Charleston, S.C., and Lindsey is the 4th Medical Group superintendent and hails from Chicago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marissa Tucker)

Get it while its hot!

Chief Master Sgt. Scott Morris flips hotcakes for distribution at the Chief’s Group Pancake Breakfast at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Dec. 9, 2011. The Seymour Johnson Chief’s Group is comprised of all chief master sergeants on-base and exists to provide guidance and assistance to Airmen and professional organizations. Scott is from the exercise planning flight and hails from Grand Haven, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marissa Tucker)

4 CES Airmen dares you to keep up

Airman 1st Class Marcus Toney lifts 235 pounds at the base gym on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Nov. 8, 2011. Toney, who weighs considerably less than the weight he is lifting, is training to apply for the Air Force Track Team, where active-duty Airmen are released from their current career field to compete with the team for a season. Toney, an operations manager with the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron, aspires to enter the world class athletes program, which trains servicemembers to compete in the Olympics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marissa Tucker)