U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets IV, 509th Bomb Wing commander, center, and Capt. Kyle Boomer, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight commander, right, speak to Roy Blunt, Missouri Senator, during an annual visit to Capitol Hill at Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2015. Tibbets, also accompanied by Staff Sgt. Brian Schroeder, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, met with Blunt, Clair McCaskill, Missouri Senator, and Vicky Hartzler, 4th Congressional District Congresswoman, to discuss how Congress can help support the mission and residents of Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Boomer and Schroeder also has the opportunity to provide insight from their experience within their career fields as active-duty service members. (Courtesy photo)