Reach out!

"As part of our key priority to Develop and Care for Airmen and Their Families, we are dedicated to the well-being of our Airmen and their overall physical and psychological health. The tragedy of suicide has the potential to strike across our Air Force and is not limited to Airmen who have deployed or will deploy, nor is it bound by rank, gender, ethnicity, or geography." -- Gen. William M. Fraser III about Air Force suicide programs July 29, 2009 before the U.S. House of Representative Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. As a Wingman, be aware of when someone is reaching out for help or may just need someone to talk too. If there is a threat of harm to themselves, dial 911 or have them call a counselor at Military One Source at 1-800-342-9647. Visiting the Air Force Suicide Prevention Program at http://www.af.mil/suicideprevention.asp is also another resource for both information and education. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Tech. Sgt. Ralph Van Houtem/Released)

Check before takeoff

Master Sgt. Dan Ruedisueli, a 758th Airlift Squadron Aircraft flight engineer, makes the long reach to perform a bleed air check during a preflight inspection, April 9, 2012. Approximately 50 unit members from the 911th Airlift Wing arrived in Puerto Rico on March 31, 2012, to support Coronet Oak missions flying throughout the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Shawn M. Walleck/Released)

Pennsylvania native returns home to take command

: Col. Craig C. Peters, 911th Airlift Wing commander passes the 911th Operations Group guidon to Col. Joseph M. Potts, 911th Operations Group commander, during an assumption of command ceremony held here, Nov. 4, 2012. Upon assuming command, Potts spoke briefly to Airmen about staying focused on the mission as well as sustaining the U.S. Air Force core values:” Integrity first, Service before self and Excellence in all we do.” Potts a Johnstown, Pa. native comes to the 911th after serving four years as the 328th Airlift Squadron operations officer and interm commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua J. Seybert/Released)

Airmen return home

Tech. Sgt. Rich Newhouse, a 911th Airlift Wing loadmaster, expresses his enthusiasm to a WPXI Channel 11 news reporter here, Nov. 15, 2012 after reuniting with his family. Newhouse and 14 other Airmen returned home after a 60-day deployment in support of operations within the U.S. Central Command area of operations. Nearly 100 members of the 911 AW are still deployed in support of this Air Expeditionary Force rotation with an expected return sometime after the New Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ralph Van Houtem/Released)

Prepped for success

After completing a mock Physical Training test with his group, Master Sgt. Christopher Johnson, NCO in charge of the Development and Training Flight, speaks to Eric Sowinski, from Pittsburgh, Pa., about where he’ll go when he leaves for Basic Military Training, Nov. 3. 2012. Sowinski is a member of Johnson’s DTF, which trains and prepares newly assigned Airmen. The DTF serves as a bridge between when a new recruit swears in and when they leave for basic training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyne Obeldobel/Released)

A Fit-to-Fight partnership

911th Airlift Wing personnel complete their 1.5 mile run during their Physical Training test held Nov. 3, 2012 at the Robert Morris University, Neville Island Sports Center in Coraopolis, Pa. Through a joint partnership with RMU and the Moon Twp. High School, unit members are authorized to use these facilities to meet their semi/annual physical fitness requirements. The Air Force physical fitness test is comprised of a waist measurement, timed push-ups and sit-ups and concludes with a timed 1.5 mile run. Find out more about leading a healthy lifestyle by checking out the Wingman toolkit @ http://afrc.wingmantoolkit.org/ (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyne Obeldobel/Released)