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AF family steps up to help Sykes Family

Zoey Sykes, left, and her mother, Jessica, pose in this photo from the Sykes family. Zoey was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a rare form of cancer, on World Cancer Day, Feb. 4, 2021. While the Sykes family's journey has been challenging, it has also revealed how big the Air Force family can be. (Contributed photo)

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AF family steps up to help Sykes Family

Zoey Sykes reads a book at an Arizona hospital while undergoing treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a rare form of cancer, in this Sykes family photo. She as diagnosed on World Cancer Day, Feb. 4, 2021, and while the Sykes family's journey has been challenging, it has also revealed how big the Air Force family can be. (Contributed photo)

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AF family steps up to help Sykes Family

An exuberant trio of Sheppard NCO Academy 5k ruck participants in support of classmate Staff Sgt. James Sykes and his family make their way through one of the final check points in Wind Creek Park at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, March 28, 2022. Sykes' daughter, 2-year-old Zoey, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2021, and the support from his Air Force family has been overwhelming. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Ingle)

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AF family steps up to help Sykes Family

Participants in a Sheppard NCO Academy 5k ruck make their way through Wind Creek Park in support of classmate Staff Sgt. James Sykes and his family at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, March 28, 2022. Sykes' daughter, 2-year-old Zoey, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2021, and the support from his Air Force family has been overwhelming. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Ingle)

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AF family steps up to assist Sykes Family

Participants in a Sheppard NCO Academy 5k run make their way through Wind Creek Park in support of classmate Staff Sgt. James Sykes and his family at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, March 28, 2022. Sykes' daughter, 2-year-old Zoey, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2021, and the support from his Air Force family has been overwhelming. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Ingle)

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AF family steps up to assist Sykes Family

Participants in a Sheppard NCO Academy 5k ruck make their way through Wind Creek Park in support of classmate Staff Sgt. James Sykes and his family at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, March 28, 2022. Sykes' daughter, 2-year-old Zoey, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2021, and the support from his Air Force family has been overwhelming. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Ingle)

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AF family steps up to assist Sykes Family

Staff Sgt. James Sykes, cener, a Sheppard NCO Academy student from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and other participants in a 5k ruck in Wind Creek Park begin their trek at Sheppard AFB, Texas, March 28, 2022. Sykes and his classmates participated in the 5k ruck/run in recognition of his 2-year-old daughter, Zoey, who was diagnosed with leukemia in January 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Ingle)

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AF family steps up to assist Sykes Family

Participants in a Sheppard NCO Academy 5k ruck are all smiles after finishing their trek in support of classmate Staff Sgt. James Sykes and his family at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, March 28, 2022. Sykes' daughter, 2-year-old Zoey, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2021, and the support from his Air Force family has been overwhelming. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Martin)

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AF family steps up to assist Sykes Family

Some participants in a Sheppard NCO Academy 5k ruck are all smiles during their trek in support of classmate Staff Sgt. James Sykes and his family at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, March 28, 2022. Sykes' daughter, 2-year-old Zoey, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2021, and the support from his Air Force family has been overwhelming. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Martin)

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AF family steps up to assist Sykes Family

Staff Sgt. James Sykes, cener, a Sheppard NCO Academy student from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., gets ready for a low-five during a 5k ruck at Sheppard AFB, Texas, March 28, 2022. Sykes and his classmates participated in the 5k ruck/run in recognition of his 2-year-old daughter, Zoey, who was diagnosed with leukemia in January 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Martin)

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AF family steps up to assist Sykes Family

Participants in a Sheppard NCO Academy 5k run make their way through Wind Creek Park in support of classmate Staff Sgt. James Sykes and his family at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, March 28, 2022. Sykes' daughter, 2-year-old Zoey, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2021, and the support from his Air Force family has been overwhelming. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Martin)

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AF family steps up to assist Sykes Family

Participants in a Sheppard NCO Academy 5k ruck make their way through Wind Creek Park in support of classmate Staff Sgt. James Sykes and his family at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, March 28, 2022. Sykes' daughter, Zoey, was diagnosed with leukemia

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Luke AFB celebrates 9th Annual Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day

Retired U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, speaks at the 9th Annual Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day celebration March 24, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. This year’s celebration honors the late Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee, who was one of the fabled African-American aviators of the Army Air Corps during World War II. This celebration takes place every fourth Thursday in March in honor of the first African-American military aviators in the U.S. armed forces in WWII.

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Luke AFB celebrates 9th Annual Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day

Members of the Archer-Ragsdale Arizona Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen pose for a photo at the 9th Annual Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day celebration March 24, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. This year’s celebration honors the late Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee, who was one of the fabled African-American aviators of the Army Air Corps during World War II. This celebration takes place every fourth Thursday in March in honor of the first African-American military aviators in the U.S. armed forces in WWII.

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Luke AFB celebrates 9th Annual Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day

Members of the Archer-Ragsdale Arizona Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen pose for a photo at the 9th Annual Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day celebration March 24, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. This year’s celebration honors the late Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee, who was one of the fabled African-American aviators of the Army Air Corps during World War II. This celebration takes place every fourth Thursday in March in honor of the first African-American military aviators in the U.S. armed forces in WWII.

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Operation Deep Freeze: Airmen in Antarctica

The McMurdo Station in Antarctica, in 2021. The research station is the logistics hub of the U.S. Antarctic Program, established by the National Science Foundation in December 1955. The U.S. Air Force has provided intercontinental airlift support to the National Science Foundation research stations in Antarctica since the 1950’s.

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Operation Deep Freeze: Airmen in Antarctica

U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Wimmer, 56th Operations Group flight surgeon, poses for photo in front of an LC-130 aircraft on the flightline of Amundson-Scott South Pole station, Antarctica, in 2021. The LC-130 is equipped with retractable skis that allow the aircraft to land on snow and ice as well as on conventional runways. The U.S. Air Force has provided intercontinental airlift support to the National Science Foundation research stations in Antarctica since the 1950’s.

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Operation Deep Freeze: Airmen in Antarctica

U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Wimmer, (far left) 56th Operations Group flight surgeon, poses for group photo with his medical team at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in 2021. The research station is the logistics hub of the U.S. Antarctic Program, established by the National Science Foundation in December 1955. The U.S. Air Force has provided intercontinental airlift support to the National Science Foundation research stations in Antarctica since the 1950’s.

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Operation Deep Freeze: Airmen in Antarctica

Three LC-130 aircraft sit on the flightline during Operation Deep Freeze at McMurdo Research Station (Williams Field), Antarctica, in 2021. The LC-130 is equipped with retractable skis and JATO rockets that allow the aircraft to take off and land on snow and ice as well as on conventional runways. The U.S. Air Force has provided intercontinental airlift support to the National Science Foundation research stations in Antarctica since the 1950’s.

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tyler “Hook” Smith, 62nd Fight Squadron commander, left, 1st Lt. Macy Miller, 6th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 pilot and Capt. Jack “Shotgun” Miller, 62nd FS F-35A instructor pilot, discuss a mission plan at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, March 3, 2022. Jack and Macy, assigned to Luke AFB, Arizona, and Travis AFB, California, respectively, are siblings and were brought together for a mission out of Tyndall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Betty R. Chevalier)

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