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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Loverta DeGraitis, an aerospace propulsion craftsman assigned to the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands atop a B-2 Spirit to perform post-flight inspections on the aircraft Aug. 24, 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. U.S. Strategic Command forces operate 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week detecting and deterring strategic attack against the U.S. and our allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jovan Banks)


Assurance and Deterrence

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Loverta DeGraitis, an aerospace propulsion craftsman assigned to the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands atop a B-2 Spirit to perform post-flight inspections on the aircraft Aug. 24, 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. U.S. Strategic Command forces operate 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week detecting and deterring strategic attack against the U.S. and our allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jovan Banks)

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The current 13th Bomb Squadron patch and coin, along with a copy of the letter that was presented to the family of Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Roy Davis, a service member who was finally returned home after more than 70 years of being missing in action. Davis, a member of the 13th Bombardment Squadron of the 3rd Bombardment Group during World War II, received a proper burial with full military honors on June 23, 2018, in Ashby, Massachusetts.
Two fire trucks flew the American flag between two ladders at the Glenwood Cemetery for Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Roy Davis’ military burial in Ashby, Massachusetts, June 23, 2018. Along with members of the Ashby Police and Fire departments, members of all five branches of the military attended the funeral to pay their respects to the World War II veteran who paid the ultimate price for freedom.
Names of American service members line the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. More than 400,000 Americans died during World War II and currently there are 72,917 service members who are still unaccounted for.
Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Roy Davis, an A-20G Havoc bomber assigned to the 13th Bombardment Squadron, is accounted for on June 7, 2017, by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. On June 23, 2018, he returned to his family and received a proper burial with full military honors in Ashby, Massachusetts.
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dennis Caldwell Jr., the current Airman Leadership School commandant, presents Master Sgt. Jacques Ridore, from the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron, with the Air Force Professional Military Education badge for his selection as the new ALS commandant at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, April 26, 2018. Ridore will begin overseeing the program on Aug. 1, 2018, for Class 18-F. (Courtesy photo by Staff Sgt. Erik Johannes)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dennis Caldwell Jr., the current Airman Leadership School commandant, presents Tech. Sgt. Candace Caudill, from the 509th Medical Group, with the Air Force Professional Military Education badge for her selection as the newest ALS instructor at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, on April 26, 2018. Caudill will lead her first class, Class 18-F, on Aug. 1, 2018. (Courtesy photo by Staff Sgt. Erik Johannes)
Whiteman Airman Leadership School Class 18-E gathers after their graduation ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 21, 2018. Their class motto was: "It's not about how far you go, it's about how high you fly." The nearly six-week course provides students with tools to effectively lead Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Danielle Quilla)
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U.S. Air Force Col. Mark Ely, the 509th Bomb Wing vice commander, and his wife Alison, and their children, Leah and Andrew, in front of a B-2 Spirit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Aug. 22, 2016. Ely has served in the Air Force for 26 years and he is a command pilot with more than 3,530 flying hours, including more than 200 combat hours.
Staff Sgt. Eddie Fore, a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist assigned to the 509th Operations Support Squadron, poses while wearing his sage green beret Jan. 24, 2018, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Vallejo earns a B-2 Spirit incentive flight on June 5, 2018 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Vallejo earns a B-2 Spirit incentive flight on June 5, 2018 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.