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EOD Airman returns to Hawaii with Purple Heart

Staff Sgt. DJ Dutton greets his wife, Stacy, at the Honolulu International Airport Oct. 16 upon his return from a deployment to Afghanistan. Dutton, an explosive ordnance disposal technician deployed from the 647th Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, was wounded by an improvised explosive device Sept. 14 in Afghanistan. He was treated at Brooks Army Medical Center, Texas, before returning to his wife and two children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carolyn Herrick)

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EOD Airman returns to Hawaii with Purple Heart

Family and friends wait for the arrival of Staff Sgt. DJ Dutton at the Honolulu International Airport Oct. 16 upon his return from a deployment to Afghanistan. Dutton, an explosive ordnance disposal technician deployed from the 647th Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, was wounded by an improvised explosive device Sept. 14 in Afghanistan. He was treated at Brooks Army Medical Center, Texas, before returning to his wife, Stacy (pictured), and two children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carolyn Herrick)

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EOD Airman returns to Hawaii with Purple Heart

Madison Dutton waits for her daddy, Staff Sgt. DJ Dutton, to arrive home at the Honolulu International Airport Oct. 16 following a deployment to Afghanistan. Dutton, an explosive ordnance disposal technician deployed from the 647th Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, was wounded by an improvised explosive device Sept. 14 in Afghanistan. He was treated at Brooks Army Medical Center, Texas, before returning to his wife, Stacy, and two children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carolyn Herrick)

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EOD Airman returns to Hawaii with Purple Heart

Madison Dutton waits for her daddy, Staff Sgt. DJ Dutton, to arrive home at the Honolulu International Airport Oct. 16 following a deployment to Afghanistan. Dutton, an explosive ordnance disposal technician deployed from the 647th Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, was wounded by an improvised explosive device Sept. 14 in Afghanistan. He was treated at Brooks Army Medical Center, Texas, before returning to his wife, Stacy, and two children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carolyn Herrick)

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National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Punchbowl

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen D. Tom, the Commander of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) passes out coins for a job well done to members of the Pacific Command Color Guard and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Base Honor Guard at the conclusion of the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept. 16. More than 200 past and present military members gathered with civilians to celebrate the day, which recognizes the sacrifices of those Americans who have been prisoners of war and to remind the Nation of those individuals that are still missing. JPAC is responsible for the recovery of missing Americans from past conflicts and travels all around the world in search of those individuals in order to bring full accountability to their families and the American people. (DoD photo/Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Punchbowl

Musician 3rd Class, Shelby Tucci, a native of Huntington, W. Va., performs the "Taps" melody at the conclusion of the POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept. 16. More than 200 past and present military members and civilians gathered with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) as they honored those held in captivity or are missing in action from past conflicts. The third Friday of Sept. has served as the National POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1986 and honors and recognizes the sacrifices of those Americans who have been prisoners of war and to remind the Nation of those individuals that are still missing. JPAC is responsible for the recovery of missing Americans from past conflicts and travels all around the world in search of those individuals in order to bring full accountability to their families and the American people. (DoD photo/Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Punchbowl

Honor Guard members Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii perform a 21-gun salute in honor of those fallen and missing in action during the POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept. 16. More than 200 past and present military members and civilians gathered with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) as they honored those held in captivity or are missing in action from past conflicts. The third Friday of Sept. has served as the National POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1986 and honors and recognizes the sacrifices of those Americans who have been prisoners of war and to remind the Nation of those individuals that are still missing. JPAC is responsible for the recovery of missing Americans from past conflicts and travels all around the world in search of those individuals in order to bring full accountability to their families and the American people. (DoD photo/Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Punchbowl

Honor Guard member, Senior Amn Isabel Ochoa, a native of Odessa, Texas and currently assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii waits with his team to perform a 21-gun salute in honor of those fallen and missing in action during the POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept. 16. More than 200 past and present military members and civilians gathered with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) as they honored those held in captivity or are missing in action from past conflicts. The third Friday of Sept. has served as the National POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1986 and honors and recognizes the sacrifices of those Americans who have been prisoners of war and to remind the Nation of those individuals that are still missing. JPAC is responsible for the recovery of missing Americans from past conflicts and travels all around the world in search of those individuals in order to bring full accountability to their families and the American people. (DoD photo/Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Punchbowl

Various organizations line up in preparation of laying wreaths in honor of those fallen and missing in action during the POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept. 16. More than 200 past and present military members and civilians gathered with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) as they honored those held in captivity or are missing in action from past conflicts. The third Friday of Sept. has served as the National POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1986 and honors and recognizes the sacrifices of those Americans who have been prisoners of war and to remind the Nation of those individuals that are still missing. JPAC is responsible for the recovery of missing Americans from past conflicts and travels all around the world in search of those individuals in order to bring full accountability to their families and the American people. (DoD photo/Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Punchbowl

Hawaii native, Mr. Alan Miyamura, a member of the Celtic Pipe and Drums plays the bagpipes while various organizations lay wreaths in honor of those fallen and missing in action during the POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept. 16. More than 200 past and present military members and civilians gathered with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) as they honored those held in captivity or are missing in action from past conflicts. The third Friday of Sept. has served as the National POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1986 and honors and recognizes the sacrifices of those Americans who have been prisoners of war and to remind the Nation of those individuals that are still missing. JPAC is responsible for the recovery of missing Americans from past conflicts and travels all around the world in search of those individuals in order to bring full accountability to their families and the American people. (DoD photo/Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Punchbowl

Audience members clap for guest speaker, Mrs. Ann Mills-Griffiths, Chairman of the National League of POW/MIA Families after her speech during the POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept. 16. More than 200 past and present military members and civilians gathered with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) as they honored those held in captivity or are missing in action from past conflicts. The third Friday of Sept. has served as the National POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1986 and honors and recognizes the sacrifices of those Americans who have been prisoners of war and to remind the Nation of those individuals that are still missing. JPAC is responsible for the recovery of missing Americans from past conflicts and travels all around the world in search of those individuals in order to bring full accountability to their families and the American people. (DoD photo/Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Punchbowl

Mrs. Ann Mills-Griffiths, Chairman of the National League of POW/MIA Families makes a few remarks during the POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept. 16. More than 200 past and present military members and civilians gathered with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) as they honored those held in captivity or are missing in action from past conflicts. The third Friday of Sept. has served as the National POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1986 and honors and recognizes the sacrifices of those Americans who have been prisoners of war and to remind the Nation of those individuals that are still missing. JPAC is responsible for the recovery of missing Americans from past conflicts and travels all around the world in search of those individuals in order to bring full accountability to their families and the American people. (DoD photo/Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Punchbowl

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen D. Tom, the Commander of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) salutes during the playing of the National Anthem at the start of the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept. 16. More than 200 past and present military members gathered with civilians to celebrate the day, which recognizes the sacrifices of those Americans who have been prisoners of war and to remind the Nation of those individuals that are still missing. JPAC is responsible for the recovery of missing Americans from past conflicts and travels all around the world in search of those individuals in order to bring full accountability to their families and the American people. (DoD photo/Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Punchbowl

The National League of Families' POW/MIA flag blows in the wind while below the U.S. Flag while more than 200 past and present military members gathered with civilians to celebrate National POW/MIA Recognition Day with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept. 16. The third Friday of Sept. has served as the National POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1986 and honors and recognizes the sacrifices of those Americans who have been prisoners of war and to remind the Nation of those individuals that are still missing. JPAC is responsible for the recovery of missing Americans from past conflicts and travels all around the world in search of those individuals in order to bring full accountability to their families and the American people. (DoD photo/Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Punchbowl

The Pacific Fleet Band performs while waiting for the start of the POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept. 16. More than 200 past and present military members and civilians gathered with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) as they honored those held in captivity or are missing in action from past conflicts. The third Friday of Sept. has served as the National POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1986 and honors and recognizes the sacrifices of those Americans who have been prisoners of war and to remind the Nation of those individuals that are still missing. JPAC is responsible for the recovery of missing Americans from past conflicts and travels all around the world in search of those individuals in order to bring full accountability to their families and the American people. (DoD photo/Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Punchbowl

Musician 3rd Class, Shelby Tucci, a native of Huntington, W. Va., waits in the foreground of Air Force honor guard members assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii before performing the "Taps" melody at the conclusion of the POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept. 16. More than 200 past and present military members and civilians gathered with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) as they honored those held in captivity or are missing in action from past conflicts. The third Friday of Sept. has served as the National POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1986 and honors and recognizes the sacrifices of those Americans who have been prisoners of war and to remind the Nation of those individuals that are still missing. JPAC is responsible for the recovery of missing Americans from past conflicts and travels all around the world in search of those individuals in order to bring full accountability to their families and the American people. (DoD photo/Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Punchbowl

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Padilla of Watkins Glen, N.Y. carries the Air Force flag as the Pacific Command Color Guard marches in at the start of the POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept. 16. More than 200 past and present military members gathered with civilians to celebrate the day, which recognizes the sacrifices of those Americans who have been prisoners of war and to remind the Nation of those individuals that are still missing. JPAC is responsible for the recovery of missing Americans from past conflicts and travels all around the world in search of those individuals in order to bring full accountability to their families and the American people. (DoD photo/Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Punchbowl

Musician 1st Class, John Wheeler leads the Pacific Fleet Band while performing at the start of the POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sept. 16. More than 200 past and present military members and civilians gathered with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) as they honored those held in captivity or are missing in action from past conflicts. The third Friday of Sept. has served as the National POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1986 and honors and recognizes the sacrifices of those Americans who have been prisoners of war and to remind the Nation of those individuals that are still missing. JPAC is responsible for the recovery of missing Americans from past conflicts and travels all around the world in search of those individuals in order to bring full accountability to their families and the American people. (DoD photo/Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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Thai air chief visit fosters strategic relationship

Air Chief Marshal Itthaporn Subhawong, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force, presents a special plaque to General Gary North, Pacific Air Forces commander, at Hale Ali’I, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 8. Air Chief Marshal Itthaporn visited Hawaii to meet with General North and senior leaders of PACAF to discuss common concerns and explore opportunities to strengthen regional cooperation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn (Released))

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Thai air chief visit fosters strategic relationship

Jay Dunn (left), Pacific Aviation Museum tour guide, explains an exhibit to Air Chief Marshal Itthaporn Subhawong, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force, and General Gary North, Pacific Air Forces commander, at the Pacific Aviation Museum, Ford Island, Hawaii, Sept. 8. Air Chief Marshal Itthaporn visited Hawaii to meet with General North and senior leaders of PACAF to discuss common concerns and explore opportunities to strengthen regional cooperation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn (Released))

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